GRE Word List
PERMISSIVE
granted on sufferance : tolerated
The meaning of the word permissive is granted on sufferance : tolerated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |