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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| reckon | count |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |