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as in fleck
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part a lizard with specks of white against a green body

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as in little
a very small amount not a speck of explanation to accompany the book's pictures

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“Speck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speck. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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