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 |
|---|---|
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| verdant | green in tint or color |