GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| significant | having meaning |
| encumber | weigh down |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |