GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| privy | private |