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 |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
