GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
foolhardyfoolishly adventurous and bold : rash
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
appendattach
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
braga pompous or boastful statement
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration