GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| reverie | daydream |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |