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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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
douseto plunge into water
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propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
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altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance