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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |