Word of the day

scant

1. barely sufficient or adequate

“companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”

2. barely amounting to a specified number or quantity

“she weighed a scant two pounds”

adjective

/skænt/

Test your comprehension with these four exercises!

scant

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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase

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"It's nearly _____ to make predictions based on such scant information."

Select three words related to scant

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  • fake
  • negligible
  • little
  • false
  • forged
  • sparse

Choose the phrase that uses scant correctly

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Find a word related to scant

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