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 |
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expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
delusive | likely to delude |
facsimile | an exact copy |
philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |