GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| alleviate | relieve |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |