GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |