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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| expatriate | banish |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |