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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whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
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antipathya strong feeling of dislike
tatterto make ragged
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
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doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
vacuousemptied of or lacking content