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 |
|---|---|
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| connoisseur | expert |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |