GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| rotunda | a round building |