GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child
The meaning of the word putative is supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; Ex. putative father of the child.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enduring | lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive |
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| retrench | cut down; cut down expenses; economize |
| idiom | expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression); Ex. idiom of the modern popular music; ADJ. idiomatic |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| mason | one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork |
| metropolis | large city |
| expansive | (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| incarcerate | imprison |
| entomology | study of insects |