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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WordMeaning
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
festerto generate pus
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
idioman 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)
fuddlebooze
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)