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
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
unrequitednot requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind
flutterto flap the wings rapidly
detachedstanding by itself : separate
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
disquietudeanxiety
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
limnto draw or paint on a surface