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 |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |