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 |
|---|---|
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |