Fusillade (noun) = a general discharge or outpouring of anything
The fusillade of questions greeted him upon his arrival.
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Incipient (adj) = in an initial stage
His cancer is still incipient and manageable.
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Enervate (verb) = drain energy; weaken
The Philippines is continuously being enervated by corruption.
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Exiguous (adj) = very small
The income I get as a nurse here in the Philippines is exiguous.
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Meager (adj) = little; not enough
He had once lived a meager life before he became wealthy.
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Measly (adj) = very small
The measly raise in salary did not placate the angry protesters.
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Minutiae (noun) = small precise details
A consummate artist is very particular even to the minutiae of his works.
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Modicum (noun) = a small quantity of something
He doesn't even have a modicum of sense of humor.
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Paltry (adj) = very small
Nursing job is physically and intellectually exhausting, and compensated only with a paltry salary.
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Triviality (noun) = something that is not important
I have no time for your trivialities.
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