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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |