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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |