GRE Word List

PERMISSIVE

granted on sufferance : tolerated

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

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WordMeaning
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
unprecedentedhaving no precedent : novel
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as