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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| crass | gross |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |