GRE Word List

ABBREVIATE

to make briefer

The meaning of the word abbreviate is to make briefer.

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fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
remittancea sum of money remitted
amphitheateran oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
herbivorousfeeding on plants