GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

Random words

WordMeaning
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
filchto steal secretly or casually