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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |