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 |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| benison | blessing |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |