GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

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

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WordMeaning
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
constituenta member of a constituency
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
crypticsecret
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
affirmationthe act of affirming
coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men