GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| chafe | irritate |
| haggard | not tamed |
| rightful | just |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |