GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |