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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WordMeaning
contrivancea thing contrived
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
gauntexcessively thin and angular
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
slackento make less active : slow up