adjective not severe in enforcing restrictions or punishments; tolerant; indulgent.It was their son’s first offense, so they had some reason to hope that the judge might be lenient with him.Some professors are…

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noun one who defrauds or deceives by pretending to be another person.The man who claimed to be heir to the throne was an impostor. See the full entry

verb to send out sparks.The fire crackled and scintillated. See the full entry

adjective dim or dark; dreary or dismal.The prisoner was led into a gloomy, windowless cell.The sky was gloomy on the morning of the wedding, but it brightened up in time for the…