GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

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

Random words

WordMeaning
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory