GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| dys- | abnormal |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |