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 |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| noisome | noxious |
| cursive | running |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |