GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |