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 |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| slake | subside |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |