GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |