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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WordMeaning
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
besiegeto surround with armed forces
rescindto take away : remove
collectedgathered together
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality