✅ Abridge means to shorten something by taking out portions while retaining the essential content or meaning (an abridged version of a classic novel).

✅ Truncate means to shorten something by cutting off a part (The song was truncated for release as a single).

✅ Both abridge and truncate mean to shorten something while retaining the essentials.

✅ Abridge suggests removing portions throughout, whereas truncate suggests removing a specific section.

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✅ Mediocre describes something that is neither good nor bad but is just about acceptable (a mediocre lunch menu).

✅ Undistinguished describes something that cannot be distinguished by any quality, such as being better or worse than average (an undistinguished writer).

✅ Mediocre and undistinguished both describe things that are neutral, neither particularly one thing nor another.

✅ Both mediocre and undistinguished have a negative connotation, suggesting that not being notably good is in itself bad.

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✅ Ramble means to wander leisurely (ramble through the countryside).

✅ Peregrinate means to travel, especially by walking (peregrinate from one town to another).

✅ Ramble and peregrinate are both words that refer to walking, especially when the walking itself, rather than the destination, is the most important part (ramble around the local stores; peregrinate across Europe).

✅ However, peregrinate suggests traveling to destinations, whereas ramble suggests a leisurely and often short walk.

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