GRE Word List
ABRIDGE
condense or shorten
The meaning of the word abridge is condense or shorten.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthography | correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct; Ex. orthodontics |
| convivial | pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial |
| fodder | coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food |
| unimpeachable | that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary |
| subsidiary | serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N. |
| complicity | participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime) |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis |
| voluptuous | sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex. voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous person |
| checkered | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |
