GRE Word List

RUBRIC

an authoritative rule

The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.

Random words

WordMeaning
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
dissipateto break up and drive off
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length