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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milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
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chalicea drinking cup : goblet
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broachbrooch
groucha fit of bad temper
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
concordatcompact