GRE Word List
PERMISSIVE
granted on sufferance : tolerated
The meaning of the word permissive is granted on sufferance : tolerated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |