GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
dissertationan extended usually written treatment of a subject
tightwada close or miserly person
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine