Category: Amounts Flashcards
Modicum
(n. ) a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable
Minute
(adj.) extremely small
Scarce
(adj.) (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand
Sparse
(adj.) thinly dispersed or scattered
Superfluous
(adj.) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
Exorbitant
(adj.) (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
Inordinate
(adj.) unusually or disproportionately large; excessive
Dearth
(n.) a scarcity or lack of something
Plethora
(n.) a large or excessive amount of something
Copious
(adj.) abundant in supply or quantity
Abundant
(adj.) existing or available in large quantities; plentiful
Profuse
(adj.) (especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant
Gauge
(v.) estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of