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 |
|---|---|
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |