GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| demented | mad |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |