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 |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| grudging | unwilling |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |