GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |