GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| conspire | plot |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |