GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| retribution | recompense |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |