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 |
|---|---|
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| shack | hut |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |