GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| grate | grating |