GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
anachronisman error in chronology
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group