GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frigid | intensely cold |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |