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 |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |