GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |