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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| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| harass | exhaust |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |