GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| rivulet | a small stream |