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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| paltry | inferior |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| render | to melt down |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |