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 |
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stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
nether | situated down or below : lower |
raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
repast | something taken as food : meal |
furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |