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 |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |