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 |
|---|---|
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |