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 |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| cornucopia | a 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 |
| brook | creek |