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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| progeny | descendants |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| actuary | clerk |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |