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 |
|---|---|
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |