The professor's lenient grading policy allowed students to submit late essays without penalty, encouraging thorough revision rather than rushed work.
教授宽容的评分政策允许学生迟交论文而不受罚，鼓励他们仔细修改而非仓促完成。
Which choice best defines “lenient”?
A — Not strict; showing mercy. “lenient” means not strict; showing mercy.
Which word means “not strict; showing mercy”?
C — lenient. “lenient” means not strict; showing mercy.
lenient — not strict; showing mercy. In Chinese: 宽容的，仁慈的.
lenient is pronounced /ˈliːniənt/.
The professor's lenient grading policy allowed students to submit late essays without penalty, encouraging thorough revision rather than rushed work. (教授宽容的评分政策允许学生迟交论文而不受罚，鼓励他们仔细修改而非仓促完成。)
merciful, forgiving, tolerant — all close in meaning to lenient (not strict; showing mercy).
strict, harsh — each the opposite of lenient (not strict; showing mercy).
Yes. lenient is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.