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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprecation | curse |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |