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 |
|---|---|
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
