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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| sidetrack | siding |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |