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 |
|---|---|
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |