English vocabulary Beyond Measure!

aggregate

/ˈæɡɹəɡeɪt/, /ˈæɡɹəɡət/, /ˈæɡɹəɡɪt/

adjective

formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole

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appreciable

/əˈpɹiʃəbəɫ/

adjective

large or important enough to be measured or noticed

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chronological

/ˌkɹɑnəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/

adjective

described or arranged in an order according to which a series of events happened

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commensurate

/kəˈmɛnsɝət/, /kəˈmɛnsɝɪt/

adjective

corresponding in size or degree or extent

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copious

/ˈkoʊpiəs/

adjective

affording an abundant supply

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coterminous

/kˈoʊɾɚmˌɪnəs/

adjective

being of equal extent or scope or duration

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diminutive

/dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/

adjective

very small

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ephemeral

/ɪˈfɛmɝəɫ/

adjective

lasting a very short time

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fleeting

/ˈfɫitɪŋ/

adjective

lasting for a markedly brief time

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flush

/ˈfɫəʃ/

adjective

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

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modest

/ˈmɑdəst/

adjective

relatively moderate, limited, or small

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pervasive

/pɝˈveɪsɪv/

adjective

spreading or spread throughout

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I call this pervasive phenomenon the law of accelerating returns.

prodigious

/pɹəˈdɪdʒəs/

adjective

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

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profound

/pɹoʊˈfaʊnd/

adjective

of the greatest intensity; complete

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profuse

/pɹəfˈjus/

adjective

produced or growing in extreme abundance

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rarefied

/ˈɹɛɹəfaɪd/

adjective

having low density

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replete

/ɹiˈpɫit/

adjective

(followed by `with') deeply filled or permeated

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rife

/ˈɹaɪf/

adjective

excessively abundant

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scant

/ˈskænt/

adjective

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

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slight

/ˈsɫaɪt/

adjective

small in degree or amount

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celerity

/səˈɫɛɹəti/

noun

a rate that is rapid

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exiguity

/ɛɡzɪɡjˈuːɪɾi/

noun

the quality of being meager

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gradation

/ɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/

noun

the act of arranging in grades

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modicum

/ˈmɑdɪkəm/

noun

a small or moderate or token amount

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paucity

/ˈpɔsəˌti/

noun

an insufficient quantity or number

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raft

/ˈɹæft/

noun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

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slew

/ˈsɫu/

noun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

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surfeit

/ˈsɝfət/

noun

*** an overabundant supply

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If it's anything like forfeit it would be surfeit.

to diverge

/dɪˈvɝdʒ/

verb

move or draw apart

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to enumerate

/ɪˈnumɝˌeɪt/

verb

specify individually

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to sound

/ˈsaʊnd/

verb

to use a sounding line in order to measure the depth of something, particularly a body of water