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scanty - Small or insufficient in quantity or amount

The detective persisted in his investigation even though he only had scanty information about what had happened at the crime.

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vanish - Disappear suddenly and completely

During his show, the magician placed a rabbit into his hat and then made it vanish.

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snippet - A small piece or brief extract

Maya read a brief snippet of the book to see if it was enough to interest her.

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skimpy - (of clothes) short and revealing

Ami's father said firmly that he wouldn't letter her go to the beach in the skimpy bathing suit she had just bought.

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scrimp - Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize

Though Beverly and her husband didn't have large incomes, they scrimped and saved enough to send their children to college.

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remnant - A small part of something that remains after the rest of it is gone.

Every once in a while a group of people somewhere in the world claims that it a remnant of the ten lost tribes of Israel.

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wee - Very small

Jeff would wake up in the wee hours of the morning to go fishing with his son.

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puny - Small and weak

The puny man had no chance against the bodybuilder, but he decided to give it a shot anyway.

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vestige - A very small sign of something that has almost disappeared or stopped existing

As they dug deeper, they found vestiges of the civilization that existed 4000 years ago.

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winnow - To remove or eliminate less important or undesirable parts.

The committee had to winnow down the list of candidates to just two finalists.

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downsize - To reduce the size, amount, or extent of something.

Bill saved money by moving into a smaller apartment, and tried to downsize his lifestyle and live more simply.

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lint - Small fibers or fluff that accumulate on fabric, especially clothing or in dryers.

She used a lint roller to remove the lint from her black sweater.