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
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
bestowto put to use : apply
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
communetalk over
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole