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 |
|---|---|
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| imbibe | drink |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |