GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

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

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WordMeaning
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
depredationto lay waste : plunder