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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
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| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| brevity | shortness of duration |