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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| alleviate | relieve |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |