5 Flashcards
1
Q
curtail
A
v
limit, cut short
2
Q
diminutive
A
adj
tiny, small, little
3
Q
ephemeral
A
adj
short-lived, transient, fleeting
4
Q
intermittent
A
adj
sporadic, fragmentary
5
Q
laconic
A
adj
terse, brief, succinct
6
Q
modicum
A
n
small amount
7
Q
negligible
A
adj
insignificant, small, trivial
8
Q
nominal
A
adj
insignificant, trivial
9
Q
precipitous
A
adj
steep, abrupt, sudden
10
Q
succinct
A
adj
concise, brief, pithy
11
Q
terse
A
adj
brief, abrupt
12
Q
transitory
A
adj
short-lived, fleeting
13
Q
circumscribe
A
v
limit, restrict, enclose, confine
14
Q
conditional
A
adj
restricted, contingent
15
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debilitate
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v
weaken
