GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced