GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
rank | relative standing or position |
aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |