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 |
|---|---|
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| betray | to lead astray |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
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| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |