GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| enhance | heighten |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| docile | easily taught |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |