GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
outragean act of violence or brutality
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
ligneousof or resembling wood
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot