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
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
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summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
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adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
saunterto walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
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contrivedevise
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