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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |