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Abridge (V) |
To shorten by omission, while maintaining the main points/subject. To deprive, cut off. She managed to abridge her research paper to include only the focal points of her research. She abridged her freedom by marrying a man who's culture forces women to obey her husband. |
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Compendium (N) |
A brief statement or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject. A list or inventory. The school's library data base search provides a compendium of articles related to the department and topic of interest. |
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Cursory (Adj.) |
Going rapidly over something; hasty and superficial. The banker's cursory explanation of a conventional loan left Linda with many unanswered questions. |
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Curtail (V used w/ object) |
To cut short; cut off a part; to reduce. To abridge. The writer was forced to curtail the script of the scene in order to have the play end at the time stated on the contract. |
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Syllabus (N) |
An outline or short statement of the main points of discourse. |
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Synopsis (N) |
A brief condensed statement of some subject. A condensed summary of a plot or novel. Before purchasing the novel, I read a synopsis of the novel online. |
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Terse (Adj.) |
Brief, concise. Her account of the crime seen was fairly terse and gave no leads to further the investigation. |
