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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |