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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| lax | loose |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |