1. Clemency = mercy; lenience.
2. Aisles = passageway

3. demeanour = outward behaviour or bearing.
4. Tinge = colour slightly.
5. Remorse = deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
6. proclaimed = announce officially or publicly.
7. Provoke= stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
8. Carnage = the killing of a large number of people.
9. Solace = comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness.
10. Lure= tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
11. Amnesty = an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offences.
12. Smug = having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
13. spectre = a ghost.
14. Murky = dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
15. Prompt = (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).
16. eulogized = praise highly in speech or writing.
17. Insurgents = a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.
18. Hogwash = nonsense