GRE Word List
RUNIC
any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
The meaning of the word runic is any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| demented | mad |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |