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Read the sentence.

This cool weather is a nice (reprieve), but the heat will be back soon.


Use the excerpt from a dictionary page to answer the question.


repeal

1. v. to withdraw formally or officially

2. n. the act of withdrawing


repel

1. v. to force back

2. v. to resist effectively


repetition

1. n. doing the same action again

2. n. saying the same thing again


reprieve

1. v. to delay the punishment of

2. n. a temporary relief


According to the dictionary page, what does the word (reprieve) mean in this sentence?


A. n. the act of withdrawing

B. v. to force back

C. v. to delay the punishment of

D. n. a temporary relief

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Answer:

D. n. a temporary relief

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