GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |