GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |