GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| unkempt | not combed |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |