GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |