GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| viand | an item of food |