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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WordMeaning
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
lumberto move ponderously
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
impetusa driving force : impulse
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly