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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supersedeto cause to be set aside
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
treadto step or walk on or over
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly