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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| lax | loose |
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| melee | a confused struggle |