GRE Word List

PUTATIVE

commonly accepted or supposed

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

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WordMeaning
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
indissolublenot dissoluble
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor