GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |