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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| growl | rumble |