GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| lewd | obscene |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| coin | corner |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |