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 |
|---|---|
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |