The permissive classroom environment encouraged students to question established scientific theories without fear of reprisal.
宽容的课堂环境鼓励学生质疑既有的科学理论，而不必担心报复。
Which choice best defines “permissive”?
D — Allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior. “permissive” means allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior.
Which word means “allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior”?
D — permissive. “permissive” means allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior.
permissive — allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior. In Chinese: 宽容的，放任的.
permissive is pronounced /pərˈmɪsɪv/.
The permissive classroom environment encouraged students to question established scientific theories without fear of reprisal. (宽容的课堂环境鼓励学生质疑既有的科学理论，而不必担心报复。)
lenient, tolerant, liberal — all close in meaning to permissive (allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior).
strict, restrictive — each the opposite of permissive (allowing or characterized by great freedom of behavior).
Yes. permissive is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.