GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |