GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| heed | to pay attention |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |