to set free away from guilt or obligation

away from common thinking; not obvious

away from a location, not present

to take something away by force

ridiculous; unbelievable; away from reality

to refrain from; to stay away from participating

a sudden break away from something; unexpected change

Barry told his friend that he did not have to pay him back the $10 he owed him. He ___________ him from the debt.

When Clark said that he did not want to take the vocabulary test Mrs. Dodge said that no one was allowed to __________ from the test, he had to take it!

Bruce thought the painting was a fire but Dianna thought it was a sun set. ___________________ art can be very hard to figure out!

Tony said that he had been kidnapped by Aliens, which made him late for class! Mrs. Balding said that that was ____________.

The lights in the stadium suddenly went out bringing an _________ end to the basketball game!

The man was arrested for trying to ________ a 5 year old by promising him a puppy if he got in the van.

When Lana spilled soda all over her desk Mrs. Mulvihill gave her some paper towels to _____________ the liquid.

Clint was too sick to come to school so he was marked ____________ by his teachers.