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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| pummel | pound |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |