GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |