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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |