GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |