GRE Word List
PERMISSIVE
granted on sufferance : tolerated
The meaning of the word permissive is granted on sufferance : tolerated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |