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 |
|---|---|
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |