Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 8-9) - Size and Scale

Here, you will learn some English words related to Size and Scale that are necessary for the Academic IELTS exam.

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thundering

[Adjective]

having an enormous or colossal size

immense

[Adjective]

extremely large or vast in physical size

gargantuan

[Adjective]

having an immense size

jumbo

[Adjective]

extremely large in size

whopping

[Adjective]

very impressive, especially in amount or degree

humongous

[Adjective]

extremely large in size

brobdingnagian

[Adjective]

extremely large

ginormous

[Adjective]

extremely large in size

Ex: The skyscraper ginormous, towering over all the other buildings in the city .

colossal

[Adjective]

extremely large in size or scale

thumping

[Adjective]

having significant or impressive size and scale

walloping

[Adjective]

extremely large, powerful, or impressive in size or impact

infinitesimal

[Adjective]

extremely small, almost to the point of being unnoticeable

titchy

[Adjective]

extremely tiny

shrimpy

[Adjective]

small in size or stature

Ex: She wore shrimpy bracelet that was dainty and delicate on her wrist .

homuncular

[Adjective]

resembling or related to a small, artificially created human or humanoid figure, often used in a metaphorical sense

Ex: The lab 's research focused on homuncular representations in the brain 's motor cortex .

vest-pocket

[Adjective]

small enough to fit in a vest pocket

Ex: His grandfather 's vest-pocket watch was a cherished family heirloom .

wee

[Adjective]

very small in size

midget

[Adjective]

extremely small or diminutive in size

to distend

[Verb]

to expand, swell, or stretch beyond the normal or usual size

magnification

[noun]

the act or process of making something appear larger or more detailed

stupendous

[Adjective]

extremely astonishing in extent or degree

Ex: They were shocked by stupendous cost of the repairs needed for the old building .

prodigious

[Adjective]

impressively great in amount or degree

Ex: The novel is prodigious work , spanning over a thousand pages .

ickle

[Adjective]

very tiny in size

Ex: The fairy tale featured ickle fairy who lived in a mushroom house .

Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 8-9)

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Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 8-9) - Size and Scale