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
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
dourstern
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
unseemlynot seemly: such as
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
stiltedpompous
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme