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 |
|---|---|
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
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