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 |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |