absolution

Day 40Level 1

ab-suh-LOO-shuhn

pardon

freeing from blame or guilt; release from obligations and consequences

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

forgiveness, pardon, release, amnesty

Example Sentence:

He made a good confession, repented of his sins, and received absolution.

Related Words

lawlessness

AN-er-kee

state of disorder; state of society without law

expressed tersely

af-uh-RIS-tik

containing aphorisms; expressed tersely

rude

BOOR-ish

unpleasant and rude

bragger

BRAG-ert

a person who does a lot of bragging

breakable

BRIT-l

hard but having little tensile strength; fragile

clotting

koh-AG-yuh-ley-shuhn

change to a thick and solid state