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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| ignite | to set afire |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |