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 |
|---|---|
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| expatriate | banish |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |