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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suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
stemthe main trunk of a plant
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
habituateto make used to something : accustom