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Absolves
- verb - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
- let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
- pardon
Cassavas
- noun - a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
- any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
- cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
Deserves
- verb - be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
Enslaves
- verb - make a slave of; bring into servitude
Gustavus
- noun - king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
- king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
- king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
- king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
- king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
- the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
Misgives
- verb - suggest fear or doubt; "Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably"
Missives
- noun - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Observes
- verb - behave as expected during of holidays or rites;
- conform one's action or practice to;
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
- follow with the eyes or the mind;
- make mention of;
- observe with care or pay close attention to;
- show respect towards;
- stick to correctly or closely;
- watch attentively;
Passives
- noun - the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
Reserves
- noun - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
- civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
- formality and propriety of manner
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
- hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
- obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim'