GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
allureto entice by charm or attraction
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
plaitpleat
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating