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 |
|---|---|
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |