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).
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|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
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| hubbub | noise |
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