GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| enhance | heighten |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |