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 |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |