GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desiccate | to dry up |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| oversee | survey |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |