GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
jubilationan act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
retractto draw back or in
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface