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 |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| prattle | prate |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
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| osseous | bony |