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 |
|---|---|
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| 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 |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |