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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|---|---|
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| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
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| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
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| biting | having the power to bite |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
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