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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |