GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| dart | a light spear |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |