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.

Random words

WordMeaning
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated