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 |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |