GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |