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 |
|---|---|
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| mortician | undertaker |