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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| disport | sport |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |