GRE Word List
CURTAIL
to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
The meaning of the word curtail is to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnipotent | almighty |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| grudging | unwilling |