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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comestible | edible |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |