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 |
|---|---|
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| gnome | maxim |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| welter | writhe |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |