GRE Word List
PUTATIVE
commonly accepted or supposed
The meaning of the word putative is commonly accepted or supposed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| dire | exciting horror |
| cryptic | secret |