Word of the Day: TRUNCATE

To sever suddenly

truncate (verb) - to shorten, often abruptly; to cut off [truhng-keyt]

BREAKDOWN: TRUNC- (to cut off) + -ATE (to make or do)

• subtruncate means to shorten incompletely to a slightly squared off end

• truncation is the act or cutting off or the state of being cut off; a sudden ending to the decimal portion of a number without applying rounding rules

“The ‘problem’ with the wilderness isn't a problem with the wilderness at all but rather with us, with our lack of knowledge, and with our truncated imagination. The wilderness reminds us that things aren't usually as simple or one-dimensional as they seem. Our stereotypes of such spaces imagine them as places of exile, spaces of lifelessness. That would be a surprise to the creatures that call it home.” —Rachel Held Evans