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 |
|---|---|
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| whittle | a large knife |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |