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 |
|---|---|
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| portly | dignified |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |