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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |