GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| engender | beget |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| realm | kingdom |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| biennial | occurring every two years |