GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |