GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| oversee | survey |
| congenial | pleasant |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| antecede | precede |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |