GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

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WordMeaning
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
dawdleto spend time idly
foregoto go before : precede
propulsivetending or having power to propel