smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

former; erstwhile

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

a playful trick or prank; caper

characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

make a comically or repulsively ugly face

a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble