GRE Word List

REPRIEVE

to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)

The meaning of the word reprieve is to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner).

Random words

WordMeaning
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
antithesisthe direct opposite
elusivetending to elude: such as
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
abateto decrease in force or intensity
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined