GRE Word List
CLEMENCY
disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
The meaning of the word clemency is disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due.
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| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
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| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
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| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |