GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |