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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| peerless | matchless |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| gazette | newspaper |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |