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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |