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 |
|---|---|
| overweening | arrogant |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |