Sentence:  The outstanding feature of the nineteenth-century lists in relation to the modern ones is their incompleteness. This incompleteness might suggest <WSD>telescoping</WSD>, ... / Charges of <WSD>telescoping</WSD> and other forms of shortening the roster of former kings in oral cultures perhaps ought in at least some cases to be directed against scholars and others who have compiled such faulty lists ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Extending limited data to make up for gaps