Vocabulary 2400 Set 5 Flashcards by Chentian Jiang | Brainscape

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abridge

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v. shorten

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curtail

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v. cut short

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diminutive

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adj. tiny

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ephemeral

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adj. short-lived

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intermittent

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adj. fragmentary

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laconic

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adj. terse

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modicum

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n. small amount

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negligible

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adj. insignificant

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nominal

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adj. insignificant

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precipitous

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adj. steep, sudden

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succinct

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adj. concise

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terse

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adj. brief

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transitory

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adj. short-lived

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circumscribe

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v. limit

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conditional

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adj. restricted

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debilitate

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v. weaken

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feeble

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adj. weak

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futile

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adj. useless

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tenuous

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adj. fragile

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undermine

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v. sabotage