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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| defalcate | deduct |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| verge | brink |