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 |
|---|---|
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |