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 |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |