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 |
|---|---|
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |