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 |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |