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 |
|---|---|
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| superannuated | outmoded |
