GRE Word List

PERMISSIVE

granted on sufferance : tolerated

The meaning of the word permissive is granted on sufferance : tolerated.

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WordMeaning
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
riftfissure
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palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
bristlea short stiff coarse hair or filament
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another