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

WordMeaning
lodewaterway
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
trappingsoutward signs
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation