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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |