GRE Word List
ABSOLVE
to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
The meaning of the word absolve is to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |