GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| mortician | undertaker |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |