GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |