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Week 1: Set 5
Zachary
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11th Grade
02/01/2013
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Term
abridge
 Definition
v.: shorten, condense
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curtail
 Definition
v.: limit, cut short
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diminutive
 Definition
adj: tiny, small, little
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ephemeral
 Definition
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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adj: terse, brief, succinct
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modicum
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n.: small amount
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negligible
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adj: insignificant, small, trivial
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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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succinct
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adj: concise, brief, pithy
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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.: limit, restrict, enclose, confine
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debilitate
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v.: weaken
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feeble
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adj.: weak, frail
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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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undermine
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v.: challenge, sabotage, erode
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