GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable