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 |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |