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 |
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residual | remainder |
venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
recess | the action of receding : recession |
hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |