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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dab -
Press against something lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it
Carol dabbed the wet dish with a cloth after she cleaned it.
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infinitesimal -
Extremely tiny, almost too small to be measured.
Since there are as many stars in the universe as there are grains of sand on all the world's beaches, in comparison our world seems infinitesimal.
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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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momentary -
Lasting for a very short time.
In a momentary feeling of generosity, they agreed to pay for their son's entire 10 week vacation in Europe.
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dwindle -
To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
The dodo bird population dwindled over time before finally going extinct.
