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 |
|---|---|
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |