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 |
|---|---|
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| provision | the act or process of providing |