GRE Word List
LENIENCY
the quality or state of being lenient
The meaning of the word leniency is the quality or state of being lenient.
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| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
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| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
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| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |