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
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humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
intermediarymediator
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muddleto make turbid or muddy
invalidnot valid:
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context