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 |
|---|---|
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| brink | edge |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |