Lesson 70 Flashcards
Quadrupled
Increased by four times
Twofold
The suffix -fold means ‘multiplied by that number’
By a factor of
Multiplied by three
Drastic
Severe and sudden
Revised upwards
Changed to a higher number
Deviated from the norm
Moved away from the standard or accepted pattern
Fluctuate
Keep going up and down
Erratic
Not regular and often changing suddenly
Seesawed
Gone up and down at regular intervals
Aggregate
Total.
To add up all the different amounts
Blip
Temporary change
Correlation between
Connection between facts or things which cause or affect each other
GDP
Gross Domestic Product: the total amount that a country produces
Expenditure
The amount of money spent on something
Discrepancy between
Difference between two things that should be the same