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 |
|---|---|
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |