GRE Word List
PERMISSIVE
allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
The meaning of the word permissive is allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | untarnished; CF. sully |
| jettison | throw overboard (from a ship or plane) |
| brook | tolerate; endure; Ex. brook no interference; N: small stream |
| notable | conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted |
| carafe | glass water bottle; decanter |
| cliche | phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. cliched |
| figment | invention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination |
| debauch | corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol) |
| haphazard | random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner; Ex. haphazard growth of the town |
| slavish | of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original |