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 |
|---|---|
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| pummel | pound |