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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| lode | waterway |