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 |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
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| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
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| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
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