GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| collate | to compare critically |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |