GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |