lessen; become smaller or lose substance
The funding for the project continued to dwindle each quarter.
Vocabulary like dwindle appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
sediment; sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
impurity; worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
uncertain or doubtful
flexible; easily influenced
fool; fool or hoax
deceptively two faced
misrepresentation; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
length; the period of time during which something continues
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