GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| occident | west |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |