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 |
|---|---|
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |