GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| antecede | precede |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |