GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |