GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
snivelto run at the nose
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
blueslow spirits : melancholy
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
conspireplot
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm