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

WordMeaning
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
sentinelsentry
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
flirtto move erratically : flit
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration