GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

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WordMeaning
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
incognitowith one's identity concealed
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
sophistphilosopher
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
prodigya highly talented child or youth
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense