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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| engender | beget |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |