GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.

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WordMeaning
armadaa fleet of warships
appriseto give notice to : tell
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
unfetterto free from fetters
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
mausoleuma large tomb
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds