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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
