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.

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WordMeaning
prosperousauspicious
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
tricksterone who tricks: such as
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody