GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |