GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| unfrock | defrock |
| overweening | arrogant |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |