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
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
foregoto go before : precede
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
posturethe position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose
spatulaa flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting