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Infinitesimal

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A Extremely small

B Artificial and difficult to believe.

C Unhappy and quiet

D Activity, work or routine that is boring, monotonous or unexciting.

ADJECTIVE

Infinitesimal - Extremely small

While our solar system may seem enormous to us, it is infinitesimal compared to the size of the entire universe, which by current estimates is 90 billion light years wide.

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Tinge

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A A slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject

B A trace of some color

C Something of extremely poor quality

D Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

NOUN

Tinge - A trace of some color

The yellow tinge of the setting sun contrasted with the purple sky.

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Glimpse

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A (especially of a large group of people) rush around in a violent and uncontrollable manner

B See or perceive briefly or partially

C To stain with a discoloring substance.

D Move unsteadily from side to side

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NOUN

Glimpse - A momentary or partial view

With his binoculars, Hiram caught just a glimpse of a wallet falling out of a woman's handbag across the street, and he wondered if he had time to race downstairs to return it. .

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Glimpse - See or perceive briefly or partially

On top of the Empire State Building, Cole could glimpse through the viewfinder the house in Staten Island where he grew up.

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Eke

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A Crouch down in fear

B Manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty

C To attack in response to an attack.

D Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

VERB

Eke - Manage to support oneself or make a living with difficulty

Throughout the third world, many people can barely eke out a living from their small plot of land.

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Piddling

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A Badly made or done

B Ordinary and not interesting or exciting

C Pathetically trivial; trifling

D Not clear

ADJECTIVE

Piddling - Pathetically trivial; trifling

In a piddling attempt at perfection, Alec would cut the blades of grass individually.

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Petty

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A (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

B Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined

C Of little importance; trivial

D Feeling or showing that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem

ADJECTIVE

Petty - Of little importance; trivial

The voters were angry over politicians fighting over petty matters instead of the big issues facing the country.

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Meager

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A Pathetically trivial; trifling

B A way of expressing something using a minimum number of words

C A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit

D (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality

ADJECTIVE

Meager - (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality

Most Americans have meager retirement savings and will need to work well into their older years.

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Paltry

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A Mad and slightly crazy, usually in a humorous way

B The intention to do secret actions that are meant to do harm

C A very small amount of something, indicating that it has little importance or worth

D Not having any serious purpose or value

ADJECTIVE

Paltry - A very small amount of something, indicating that it has little importance or worth

One day John spoke to his friends with anger as they were going down into the mine, "How does the company expect us to support our families on the paltry wages they give us?"

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Tweak

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A To irritate and annoy someone

B Reject or void, especially by legal procedure

C (of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble

D Improve by making fine adjustments

VERB

Tweak - To twist or pull something with a small sharp movement

Mechanics use wrenches to tweak the various parts of a car.

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Negligible

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A (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality

B A very small amount of something

C Exhibiting unusual behavior

D A way of expressing something using a minimum number of words

ADJECTIVE

Negligible - A very small amount of something

If you had invested $1600 in stocks in 1978, and added only $100 per month, in 2016 you'd have $500,000, all from that seemingly negligible monthly amount.

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Infinitesimal

Tinge

Glimpse

Eke

Piddling

Petty

Meager

Paltry

Tweak

Negligible

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