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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |