GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| malediction | curse |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| circlet | a little circle |