GRE Word List
ABBREVIATE
to make briefer
The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |