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 |
|---|---|
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| solicitor | one that solicits |