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Taper

/tˈeɪpər/
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(noun) A slender wax candle.

He needed to taper off venlafaxine.
She dissolved like a taper.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The narrow path began to ____ as it wound its way up the steep side of the high and rocky mountain today.

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