GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |