GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com and englishteststore.com File 156 curtail (v) To cut off or cut short curtsy (n) A downward movement of the body by bending the knees cycloid (adj) Like a circle cygnet (n) A young swan cynic (n) one who believes that others are motivated entirely by selfishness cynical (adj) Exhibiting moral skepticism cynicism (n) Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value cynosure (n) That to which general interest or attention is directed