GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| shove | to push along |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |