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 |
|---|---|
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
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| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |