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 |
|---|---|
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| spate | freshet |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |