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
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
pedagogueteacher
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
morbidof, relating to, or characteristic of disease
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
slanderto utter slander against : defame