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
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
sparseof few and scattered elements
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
carriondead and putrefying flesh
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
gustoan individual or special taste