GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| leave-taking | departure |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |