GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |