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 |
|---|---|
| lode | waterway |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| trappings | outward signs |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |