GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |