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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
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| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
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