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 |
|---|---|
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| scion | descendant |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| din | a loud continued noise |