GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| ensconce | shelter |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| dilute | attenuate |
