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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |