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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| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
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| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| commune | talk over |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| disport | sport |