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 |
|---|---|
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| forte | one's strong point |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| occident | west |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |