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 |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |