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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fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
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cankeran erosive or spreading sore
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
predisposeto dispose in advance
armadaa fleet of warships
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent