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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| imprecation | curse |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |