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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opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
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boost | to push or shove up from below |
hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
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