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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|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| courier | messenger |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| intermediary | mediator |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |