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 |
|---|---|
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| edifice | building |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |