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 |
|---|---|
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |