GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| 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 |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |