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 |
|---|---|
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| provenance | origin |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |