GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |