GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
afterlifean existence after death
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class