reprieve
Day 68Level 2ri-PREEV
respite
a respite; postponement of a sentence
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
absolve, amnesty, pardon
Antonyms:
accuse, blame, punish
Example Sentence:
He was mistakenly ordered off in the semi-final but given a reprieve, otherwise he would have missed the big day.
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dud
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useless thing; something that fails to work
germinal
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