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 |
|---|---|
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |