GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |