GRE Word List
TRUNCATE
to shorten by or as if by cutting off
The meaning of the word truncate is to shorten by or as if by cutting off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |