GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| debut | a first appearance |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |