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 |
|---|---|
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |