GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |