GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| conflagration | fire |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |