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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |