GRE Word List
PERMISSIVE
granted on sufferance : tolerated
The meaning of the word permissive is granted on sufferance : tolerated.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| forlorn | bereft |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| 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) |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |