GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| pliant | pliable |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |