GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
rostera roll or list of personnel
shoveto push along
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality