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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brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
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ponderousof very great weight
mysticmystical
obscuredark
comportto be fitting : accord
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
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decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
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