GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |