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marginal

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore M words

of minor importance or barely adequate; at the edge

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Marginal in a sentence

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The change produced only a marginal improvement in efficiency.

Antonyms
centralsignificantsubstantial
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Marginal (adjective) means of minor importance or barely adequate; at the edge
Here is marginal used in an example sentence: "The change produced only a marginal improvement in efficiency."
Common synonyms for marginal include peripheral, minor, negligible, slight.
Antonyms of marginal include central, significant, substantial.
Marginal is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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