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
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
facadethe front of a building