GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

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

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scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
impetusa driving force : impulse
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
dazzleto lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
pendantsomething suspended: such as
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.