GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |