GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |