GRE Word List
RUBRIC
an authoritative rule
The meaning of the word rubric is an authoritative rule.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |