GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
prophylacticguarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
determinatehaving defined limits
ensconceshelter
arcadea long arched building or gallery
galaxymilky way galaxy
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
diluteattenuate