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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| natal | native |
| championship | designation as champion |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |