GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
denizeninhabitant
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
badinageplayful repartee : banter
reckoncount
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title