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 |
|---|---|
| sophist | philosopher |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| unkempt | not combed |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |