GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

Random words

WordMeaning
handsomehaving a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
palleta straw-filled tick or mattress
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
facadethe front of a building