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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requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby