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 |
|---|---|
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |