GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eventual | contingent |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| debut | a first appearance |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| gnarl | snarl |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |