GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
wither | to become dry and sapless |
confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
combustible | capable of combustion |
corrugated | having corrugations |