GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

Random words

WordMeaning
migrantone that migrates: such as
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
noveltysomething new or unusual
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable