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 |
|---|---|
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |