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
nethersituated down or below : lower
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
flushto fly away suddenly
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)