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 |
|---|---|
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| fiend | devil |