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
collectedgathered together
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
demeritoffense