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1. diminutive

(adj.; n.) smaller than average; a small person; a word, expressing smallness, formed when a suffix is added; They lived in a diminutive house. The diminutive woman could not see over the counter.
(adj.) hard to understand; concealed; The students were dumbfounded by the recondite topic. Many scientific theories are recondite, and therefore not known at all by the general public.
(adj.) of the highest kind or degree; The Golden Gate Bridge is a superlative example of civil engineering.
(n.) a lofty place; superiority; After toiling in the shadows for years, at last she achieved eminence. The eminence of the institution can be seen in the impact of its research.

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