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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |