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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |