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scarce
Adjective
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If something is scarce, then there is almost nothing to very little left.
Scientists predict that there will be a scarce supply of oil in the next fifty years.
burnished
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adjective
(= bright, lustrous, shining, shiny)
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
bright silver candlesticks
a burnished brass knocker
she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves
rows of shining glasses
shiny black patents
brass
Noun
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Brass is a shiny yellow-orange metal.
The brass chest only has one key.
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The brass is the group of musical instruments that are made of brass.
The brass family of instruments includes tubas, trombones, and trumpets.