GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |