GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
meleea confused struggle
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
snivelto run at the nose
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed