GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |