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 |
|---|---|
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| congruent | congruous |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |