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 |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| enhance | heighten |
| ignite | to set afire |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |