GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

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

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WordMeaning
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
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dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
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padrea Christian clergyman