GRE Word List
AUTHORITARIAN
of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
The meaning of the word authoritarian is of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |