GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| refrain | curb |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| stench | stink |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| crass | gross |