Bad / Small

adjective

61 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

niggling - Bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way

As Nick was leaving the plane, he had a niggling feeling that he was forgetting something in the seat pocket, but he was in too much of a hurry to go back.

noun

62 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

dearth - A scarcity or lack of something

After the clothing store's 80% off sale, there was a dearth of shirts and jeans still available.

noun

See verb

63 of 76

Bad / Small

Url audio

splinter - A small, sharp piece of material (like wood, glass, or metal) broken off from a larger object.

I got a splinter in my finger after touching the wooden fence.

adjective

64 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

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?"

noun

65 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

snippet - A small piece or brief extract

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

noun

66 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

munchkin - A child or short person

Nikki wanted to have more responsibilities, but her mother told her she was just a munchkin who wasn't ready yet.

noun

67 of 76

Bad / Small

Url audio

excerpt - A short part taken from a speech, book, film

After reading excerpts from the new novel, he went out and bought the book.

adjective

68 of 76

Bad / Small

Url audio

sporadic - Occurring occasionally or in scattered instances.

We had sporadic rain showers throughout the weekend.

adjective

69 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

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.

noun

70 of 76

Bad / Small

Url audio

anecdote - A short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done

His son enjoyed listening to his father tell anecdotes about the travels that he did in his 20's.

noun

71 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

tidbit - A small piece of tasty food

The sushi looked delicious, but the tidbits were too small to satisfy anyone's hunger.

verb

72 of 76

Bad / Small

audio

shrivel - To wrinkle and contract, usually due to light, heat, and loss of moisture

Sunshine and the passage of time causes grapes to eventually shrivel into raisins.