Set 5 Flashcards
0
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Curtail
A
v. limit, cut short
1
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Abridge
A
v. shorten, condense
2
Q
Diminutive
A
adj. tiny, small, little
3
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Ephemeral
A
adj. short-lived, transient, fleeting
4
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Intermittent
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adj. sporadic, fragmentary
5
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Laconic
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adj. terse, brief, succinct
6
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Modicum
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n. small amount
7
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Negligible
A
adj. insignificant, small, trivial
8
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Nominal
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adj. insignificant, trivial
9
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Precipitous
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adj. steep, abrupt, sudden
10
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Succinct
A
adj. concise, brief, pithy
11
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Terse
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adj. brief, abrupt
12
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Transitory
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adj. short-lived, fleeting
13
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Circumscribe
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limit, restrict, enclose, confine
14
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Conditional
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adj. restricted, contingent
