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 |
|---|---|
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| random | a haphazard course |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |