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 |
|---|---|
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| viable | capable of living |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |