GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| billowing | wave |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |