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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disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat