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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WordMeaning
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
schemea plan or program of action
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter