GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |