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 |
|---|---|
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| clip | encompass |
| plane | airplane |
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