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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| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |