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 |
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| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |