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 |
|---|---|
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| tome | book |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |