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

WordMeaning
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
resolutionthe act or process of resolving: such as
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
introverta person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania