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 |
|---|---|
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| oversee | survey |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |