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 |
|---|---|
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |