GRE Word List
AUTHORITATIVE
having, marked by, or proceeding from authority
The meaning of the word authoritative is having, marked by, or proceeding from authority.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| trenchant | keen |
| nourishment | food |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |