GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
natalnative
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
auroraldawn
provenanceorigin
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous