to moderate or lessen the effect of something

1. difficult or impossible to satisfy
2. greedy

1. brief or terse in speech
2. using few words

1. stingy
2. frugal

1. lacking dedication or commitment
2. unpredictable

needlessly wordy

last remaining bit of something

full of wishful yearning

extraordinarily bad

1. to annul or revoke
2. to formally take back or retract something (an offer, an agreement, etc.)