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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fabricate | invent |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |