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 |
|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| potentate | ruler |