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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| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
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