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 |
|---|---|
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |