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exiguous
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measly
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meager
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skimpy
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abatement
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to decrement
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to deduct
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to curtail
9-
to dwindle
10-
to tail off
11-
to ebb
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rarefied
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declining
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to whittle down
exiguous
Adjetivo
e
ɛ
x
gz
i
ɪ
g
g
uou
ju:
ə
s
s
(insuficiente)

(insuficiente)

exiguo

Disapproving
Formal

extremely small in size or amount

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The explorer had an exiguous supply of food for the long journey through the wilderness.
The village had an exiguous water source, requiring careful conservation during dry seasons.
measly
Adjetivo
m
m
ea
i
s
z
l
l
y
i
(insignificante)

(insignificante)

miserable

Disapproving
Informal

pitifully small or inadequate

meager
meager
Adjetivo
m
m
ea
i
g
g
e
ɜ
r
r
exiguo

exiguo

Disapproving

lacking in quantity, quality, or extent

skimpy
Adjetivo
s
s
k
k
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
y
i
(insuficiente)

(insuficiente)

mezquino

Disapproving
Informal

lacking in adequacy or fullness

abatement
Sustantivo
a
ə
b
b
a
t
t
e
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t
(disminución)

(disminución)

reducción

a reduction or lessening in the intensity, degree, or amount of something

to decrement
to decrement
Verbo
d
d
e
ɛ
c
k
r
r
e
ɪ
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t
(disminuir)

(disminuir)

decrementar

Formal

to reduce the size, amount, or number of something

Información Gramatical:

Transitivo
to deduct
to deduct
Verbo
d
d
e
ɪ
d
d
u
ə
c
k
t
t
(descontar)

(descontar)

deducir

to subtract or take away an amount or part from a total

Información Gramatical:

Transitivo
to curtail
to curtail
Verbo
c
k
u
ɜ
r
r
t
t
ai
l
l
limitar

limitar

Disapproving
Formal

to place limits or boundaries on something to reduce its scope or size

Información Gramatical:

Transitivo
to dwindle
to dwindle
Verbo
d
d
w
w
i
ɪ
n
n
d
d
ə
l
l
e
disminuir

disminuir

Disapproving

to diminish in quantity or size over time

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to tail off
to tail off
Verbo
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/tˈeɪl ˈɔf/
( desvanecerse)

( desvanecerse)

disminuir

Disapproving
Informal

to decrease in quantity, intensity, or level over time

Información Gramatical:

Estado Frasal
inseparable
verbo de la frase
tail
partícula de la frase
off
to ebb
Verbo
e
ɛ
bb
b
(retroceder)

(retroceder)

disminuir

to gradually decline or recede

rarefied
Adjetivo
r
r
a
ɛ
r
r
e
ə
f
f
ie
d
d
rarificado

rarificado

(of air) containing a lower-than-average amount of oxygen

declining
Adjetivo
d
d
e
i
c
k
l
l
i
n
n
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g
(en disminución)

(en disminución)

en declive

experiencing a gradual reduction or decrease in quality, quantity, or value over time

to whittle down
Verbo
uk flag
/wˈɪɾəl dˈaʊn/
(mermar poco a poco)

(mermar poco a poco)

reducir gradualmente

to gradually reduce or decrease something by cutting away or eliminating bit by bit

Información Gramatical:

Estado Frasal
separable

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