GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
garishclothed in vivid colors
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely