GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |