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.

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WordMeaning
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
connoisseurexpert
recuperateto get back : regain
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
acnea disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles