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 |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| append | attach |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |