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 |
|---|---|
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |