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 |
|---|---|
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| antecede | precede |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |