GRE Word List
LEEWAY
room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline
The meaning of the word leeway is room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| stint | supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation; Ex. two-year stint in the army; Ex. without stint |
| clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
| remnant | remainder |
| oust | expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting |
| monastic | related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns |
| abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| connotation | suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote |
| maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
| impervious | impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism |
