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 |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |