Vocabulary - quantity Flashcards

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maxima

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plural form of maximum.

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multifarious

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many and of various types; diverse

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league

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  1. any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers).
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moot

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of no practical significance

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bevy

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large group esp. animals

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plenitude

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plenty; an abundance

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treble

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(adj) consisting of three parts; threefold–(n) a threefold quantity or thing, in particular

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spate

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A large number; a sudden, unexpected rise; a torrent

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tertiary

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  1. third in order or level; 2. (Geology) the Tertiary period or the system of rocks deposited during it.
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cornucopia

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a symbol of plenty consisting of a goat’s horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn.

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naught

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a quantity of no importance

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passel

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a pack; a large group of people or things of indeterminate number

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scalar

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A quantity, such as mass, length, or speed, that is completely specified by its magnitude and has no direction

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shoal

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a great quantity

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rife

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(esp. of something undesirable or harmful) common occurrence; widespread

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fraught

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full of, filled with, rife with

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per capita

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by heads (by individuals)

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plethora

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an abundance, excess

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profusion

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an abundance or large quantity of something.

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inordinate

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teeming (also teem)

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To abound; to be bountiful;

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triad, triadic (adj)

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  1. a group or set of three connected people or things– 2. a secret society originating in China, typically involved in organized crime.
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sundry

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Miscellaneous; separate; assorted.

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dyad

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something that consists of two elements or parts

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modicum
a small or moderate or token amount
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tripartite
1. divided into or composed of three parts 2. made between or involving three parties
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determinate
having exact and discernible limits or form
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gobs
a large amount —usually used in plural (gob in singular form may also mean "a lump or clot of a slimy or viscous substance."
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incommensurable
1. not able to be judged by the same standard as something; having no common standard of measurement. 2. (math) (of numbers) in a ratio that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers