GRE Word List
LENIENCY
mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment
The meaning of the word leniency is mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| discount | disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant; deduct from a cost |
| waver | move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing |
| repel | drive away; disgust; Ex. repel the attack/moisture; Ex. repelled by the dirty room; CF. repulsion |
| vouch | give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher |
| autocratic | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| pliant | flexible; easily influenced |
| animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
