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 |
|---|---|
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |