GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
cavalcadea procession (see procession
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
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niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
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sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues