GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |