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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cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
collate | to compare critically |
consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |