GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| puerile | juvenile |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |