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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The editor TRUNCATED the article to fit the page."

  1. shorten
  2. prolong
  3. translate
  4. transmute

Answer

A. shorten

Solution

TRUNCATE means "to shorten by cutting off a part," so the closest in meaning is "shorten."

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