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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |