GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |