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 |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| countenance | look |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |