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 |
|---|---|
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |