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 |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| freebooter | pirate |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |