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 |
|---|---|
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |