GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| growl | rumble |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| opus | work |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |