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
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
accessiblecapable of being reached
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion