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
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
frolicfull of fun : merry
gauchelacking social experience or grace
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements