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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WordMeaning
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
beleaguerbesiege
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness