GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |