GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |