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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WordMeaning
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
communalof or relating to one or more communes
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
natalnative
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear