GRE Word List

PERMISSIVE

granted on sufferance : tolerated

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

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WordMeaning
statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
errantbehaving wrongly
executionerone who executes
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nourishnurture
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