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