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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |