GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
prosperousauspicious
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical