GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
cannyclever
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic