GRE Word List
ABRIDGE
to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
The meaning of the word abridge is to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vendetta | blood feud |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |