GRE Word List
EXONERATE
to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
The meaning of the word exonerate is to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| myriad | ten thousand |