GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
