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 |
|---|---|
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| wreak | bring about |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |