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 |
|---|---|
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |