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 |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |