GRE Word List

PERMISSIVE

granted on sufferance : tolerated

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

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WordMeaning
rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
shrivelto draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture
obsequya funeral or burial rite
begetto procreate as the father : sire
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted