GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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WordMeaning
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
prosperousauspicious