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 |
|---|---|
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| spate | freshet |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| feint | something feigned |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |