GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |