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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |