GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| raiment | clothing |