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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WordMeaning
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
comportto be fitting : accord
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought