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
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart