GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| expatriate | banish |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |