Question

Question 27 out of 40
Neena's plea for..........fell on deaf ears as her husband was not.... enough to overtook her minor
omission
mercy; unkind
clemency gracious
5
forgiveness; pardonable
apology; forgivable​

Answer 1

Neena's plea for clemency fell on deaf ears as her husband was not gracious enough to overlook her minor omission.

• The word 'clemency' refers to an act of mercy or being lenient. The word 'gracious' means kind and generous.
• In this case, mercy, forgiveness can also be used for the first blank, however, the second blank requires a word contrasting to 'kind'( due to the presence of the word 'not').
• The word 'clemency' is a noun whereas 'gracious' is an adjective( adding an attribute to a noun).