5th box -Flashcards

1. (v.) to cut down, shorten (The publisher thought the dictionary was too long and abridged it.) 2. (adj.) shortened (Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the abridged version is longer than most normal books.)

(adj.) revered, consecrated (In the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the disturbed professor felt himself to be at peace.)

(v.) to thicken, clot (The top layer of the pudding had coagulated into a thick skin.)

(v.) to distort, change (The light was refracted as it passed through the prism.)