GRE Word List

PERMISSIVE

granted on sufferance : tolerated

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

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WordMeaning
provisionthe act or process of providing
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
invalidateto make invalid
implyto express indirectly
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
flagrantconspicuously offensive
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of