GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| retrench | cut down |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |