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.

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abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
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sophistphilosopher
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ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
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sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals