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

WordMeaning
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
leerysuspicious
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position