GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
sleightdeceitful craftiness
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
executorone who executes something
witherto become dry and sapless
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
piquantengagingly provocative
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet