GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |