GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |