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