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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extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
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sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
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