GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |