GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |