GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| calorific | caloric |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| gnarl | snarl |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |