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
privyprivate
manumitto release from slavery
desiccateto dry up
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing