Set 4 Flashcards by Erin Barrett | Brainscape

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curtail

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v. limit, cut short

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abridge

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v. shorten, condense

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diminutive

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adj. tiny, small, little

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ephemeral

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adj. short lived, transient, fleeting

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intermittent

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adj. sporadic, fragmentary

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laconic

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v. terse, brief, succinct

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modicum

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n. small amount

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nominal

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adj. insignificant, trivial

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precipitous

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adj. steep, abrupt, sudden

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terse

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adj. brief, abrupt

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transitory

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adj. short lived, fleeting

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circumscribe

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v. restrict something within limits

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debilitate

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v. make someone weak and infirm

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futile

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adj. useless, pointless, unsuccessful

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tenuous

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adj. fragile, feeble, weak

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