GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| determinate | having defined limits |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |