GRE Word List

ACQUITTAL

a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process

The meaning of the word acquittal is a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process.

Random words

WordMeaning
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
extolto praise highly : glorify
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
passiveacted upon by an external agency
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
discloseto make known or public
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
emendto correct usually by textual alterations