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 |
|---|---|
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| dowse | to plunge into water |