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 |
|---|---|
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| comestible | edible |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| clip | encompass |