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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analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
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ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
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