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 |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |