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 |
|---|---|
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
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| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| willowy | abounding with willows |