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 |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |