GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |