GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |