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 |
|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| concordat | compact |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |