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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| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| obscure | dark |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
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| monotony | tedious sameness |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |