GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| circlet | a little circle |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |