Numbers & Quantity

growing B2

/ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ Increasing in size, amount, or strength. M S

gross B2

/ɡɹoʊs/ Very unpleasant or disgusting (informal). M S

reckon B2

/ˈɹɛkən/ To think or believe something (informal). M S

packed B2

/pækt/ Completely full of people. M S

constant B2

/ˈkɑnstənt/ Happening all the time or repeatedly without stopping. M S

fleet B2

/flit/ A group of ships, especially warships, acting together. M S

sum B2

/ˈsʌm/ An amount of money. M S

hint B2

/hɪnt/ An indirect suggestion that helps someone guess what you mean. M S

dose B2

/ˈdoʊ̯s/ A measured amount of medicine to be taken at one time. M S

sharply B2

/ˈʃɑɹpli/ Suddenly and by a large amount. M S

eighth B2

/eɪtθ/ coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position M S

stack B2

/ˈstæk/ A neat pile of things placed one on top of another. M S

massacre B2

/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ The cruel killing of a large number of people who cannot defend themselves. M S

utter B2

/ˈʌtəɹ/ Complete and total, used to emphasize how extreme something is. M S

ninth B2

/ˈnaɪnθ/ coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position M S

portion B2

/ˈpoɹʃən/ A part of something larger. M S

preliminary B2

/pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/ Coming before the main part, in preparation for what follows. M S

resolution B2

/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ A firm decision to do or not do something. M S

willingly B2

/ˈwɪlɪŋli/ Happily and by one's own choice; without being forced. M S

expansion B2

/ɪkˈspænʃən/ The act or process of becoming larger in size, amount, or extent. M S

chunk B2

/t͡ʃʌŋk/ A thick, solid piece of something. M S

irrational B2

/ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/ Not based on clear thinking or good reasons M S

attendance B2

/əˈtɛn.dəns/ The number of people present at an event. M S

catastrophic B2

/ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ Causing terrible damage, suffering, or destruction. M S

disciple B2

/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ Someone who follows and helps spread the ideas or teachings of a leader or thinker. M S

tyranny B2

/ˈtərəni/ Cruel and unjust use of power by a ruler or government. M S

indifferent B2

/ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ Not interested in or caring about something. M S

multiply B2

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ To find the total of a number added to itself a certain number of times. M S

stingy B2

/ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ Unwilling to spend money or share things; not generous. M S

trillion B2

/ˈtɹɪljən/ The number one followed by twelve zeros (1,000,000,000,000). M S

upwards B2

/ˈʌpwɚdz/ Towards a higher position. M S

mediocre B2

/ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/ Not very good; only average and a little disappointing. M S

variation B2

/ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ A change or difference in amount, level, or form. M S

exceed B2

/ɪkˈsiːd/ To be greater or larger than a number, amount, or limit. M S

deduction B2

/dɪˈdʌkʃən/ An amount that is taken away from a total. M S

unbeatable B2

/ˌənˈbiːtəbəl/ So good that no one can defeat or surpass it. M S

uneven B2

/ʌnˈivən/ Not smooth, level, or flat. M S

regulate B2

/ˈɹɛɡjəleɪ̯t/ To control an activity or process using rules or laws. M S

overlap B2

/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ To partly cover the same area, time, or subject as something else. M S

corona B2

/kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ The glowing outer layer of the Sun or another star, best seen during a total solar eclipse. M S

approximate B2

/əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/ Close to the real number or amount but not exact. M S

accumulate B2

/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/ To gradually collect or gather more and more of something. M S

twentieth B2

/ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ coming next after the nineteenth in position M S

subtract B2

/səbˈtɹækt/ To take a number or amount away from another. M S

narrowly B2

/ˈnɛɹoʊli/ By only a small amount or margin; only just. M S

nought B2

/nʊt/ The number zero. M S

successive B2

/səkˈsɛsɪv/ Coming one after another in a series. M S

bombard B2

/ˈbɑmˌbɑɹd/ To attack a place continuously with bombs or shells. M S

roomful B2

/ˈruːm.fʊl/ as many people or things as a room contains or can hold M S

semi-final B2

One of the two matches before the final, deciding which players or teams reach the final. M S

well-paid B2

Earning or providing a good amount of money. M S

quantify B2

/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/ To measure or express something as a number or amount. M S

cumulative B2

/ˈkjuːmjələtɪv/ increasing or becoming stronger through successive additions M S

armful B2

/ˈɑɹmˌfəl/ The amount that you can hold in one or both arms. M S

semicolon B2

/ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ The punctuation mark ( ; ), used to link two related sentences or to separate items in a complex list. M S

triplet B2

/ˈtɹɪplət/ a set or group of three related people or things M S

thickly B2

/ˈθɪkli/ In a thick layer or amount. M S

boxful B2

/ˈbɑksˌfʊl/ the amount that a box can contain M S

glassful B2

/ˈɡlæsfʊl/ the amount of liquid or other material that one drinking glass can hold M S

subgroup B2

/ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp/ (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group M S