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 |
|---|---|
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |