GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |