GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
minusculevery small
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
spoofdeceive
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
boorpeasant