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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| whittle | a large knife |