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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |