GRE Word List
PERMISSIVE
granted on sufferance : tolerated
The meaning of the word permissive is granted on sufferance : tolerated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |