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 |
|---|---|
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| cataclysm | flood |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |