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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WordMeaning
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
anarchyabsence of government
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
quietudea quiet state : repose
derangedmentally unsound : crazy