Chapter 7 Flashcards
1
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too much, many
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excessive
2
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quite a lot
A
fair
3
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acceptable
A
reasonable
4
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in all
A
in total
5
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two or three, a few
A
couple
6
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the majority
A
bulk
7
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considered a group rather than individually
A
as a whole
8
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notice how respondents is in the plural; it is a common error to write a singular noun after ‘‘one of… (repsondents, surveys, etc)’’
A
one of
9
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(formal) means higher than
A
exceeding
10
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means over, used mainly in official or legal writing
A
in excess of
11
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a steadily declining/ decreasing number of, decreasingly
A
fewer and fewer / less and less
12
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a steadily increasing amount of, increasingly
A
more and more
13
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(slightly informal) means mostly and approximately
A
more or less
14
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used to suggest the number was unexpectedly large
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no fewer than
