GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| dys- | abnormal |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |