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 |
|---|---|
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |