GRE Word List
LEEWAY
an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
The meaning of the word leeway is an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| environ | encircle |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| hortatory | hortative |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |