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 |
|---|---|
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| fester | to generate pus |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fuddle | booze |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |