GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| provenance | origin |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| unkempt | not combed |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |