GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts