GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
ramificationbranch
culverta transverse drain
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
fienddevil