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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| braid | to make from braids |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |