GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
precipitateto throw violently : hurl