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Quantity and size (50) Flashcards

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1
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a _/_few

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inf count: good/few ex: a good few students are likely to get a first-class degree

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inf count: good/few ex: a good few students are likely to get a first-class degree

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inf count: good/fair ex: we spent a good number of wekks planing the project

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a / number

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form count: substancial/significant ex: a significant number of people pledged their support

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a / quantity

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form uncount: substancial/significant ex: we took a significant quantity of provisions with us

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5
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a / amount

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form uncount subsantial/significant ex: he´ll get a subsantial amount of money when his father dies

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6
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the surprisingly large amount

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the sheer quantity

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7
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limited number

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finite number

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8
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quite large

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quite large

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9
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_ enthusiassm

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unbounded

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10
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_ patience

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infinite

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11
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_ supply

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endless

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a teacher needs to posses _ enthusiasm as well as _ patience and an _ supply of good jokes

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unbounded, infinite, endless

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13
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They charge (ADJ) fees for the course

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astronomical

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14
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inf very large crop

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bumper crop

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unemployment reached (ADJ) proportions and this led to social instability

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epic

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the rock star died from a _ overdose of barbitures

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massive

17
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an (ADJ) majority of the population are in favour of reform

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overwhelming

18
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I was amazed by the _ size of the stage

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sheer

19
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I drank an _ amount of tea

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inordinate

20
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try to use a _ range of vocabulary

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wide

21
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there is a wide / of things to do here in the evenings

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variety/choice

22
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a person or thing whose characteristics are not yet clear

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an unknown quantity

23
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small MANQP

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minority, amount, number, quantity,percentage

24
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large QANM

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quantity, amount, number, majority

25
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large,high P

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percentage

26
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great IS

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importance, significance

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