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 |
|---|---|
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| concur | to express agreement |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |