GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

Random words

WordMeaning
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
culverta transverse drain
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
ebullientboiling
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated