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 |
|---|---|
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| acclaim | applaud |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
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