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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| sentinel | sentry |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| exude | to ooze out |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |