GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canny | clever |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |