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 |
|---|---|
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |