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 |
|---|---|
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
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