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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |