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Definition: (verb) Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Synonyms: abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce, cut.
Usage: I write with so much difficulty, the cold is so severe, I am so fearful of being detected and consigned to an underground cell and total darkness, that I must abridge this narrative.
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  1. inactivate Definition: (verb) Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service. Synonyms: demobilize. Usage: My leg injury was so severe that my superior officer was forced to inactivate me. Discuss

  2. congee Definition: (verb) A Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast. Synonyms: jook. Usage: When the weather is cold, I like to drive to Chinatown first thing in the morning and enjoy a steaming hot bowl of congee. Discuss

  3. timorous Definition: (adjective) Full of apprehensiveness; timid. Synonyms: trepid, fearful. Usage: The timorous child huddled alone in the corner while the rest of his classmates played in the schoolyard. Discuss

  4. extricate Definition: (verb) To remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty. Synonyms: disencumber, disentangle. Usage: It will take quite a hefty sum to extricate me from my financial difficulties. Discuss

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