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
lodewaterway
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
gauchelacking social experience or grace
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments