GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| pliant | pliable |
| bevy | a large group or collection |