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 |
|---|---|
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |