GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| provident | frugal |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |