GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verge | brink |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |