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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WordMeaning
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
paltryinferior
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
rusea wily subterfuge
braggarta loud arrogant boaster
dumbfoundto confound (see confound