GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| engender | beget |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| reek | smoke |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |