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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
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| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |