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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |