English Vocabulary
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residual
C2
/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/
Remaining as a small amount after most of something has gone.
stub
C2
/stʌb/
strike one's toe accidentally against an object
taker
C2
/ˈteɪkɚ/
one who accepts an offer
twelfth
C2
/ˈtwɛlfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
mediocrity
C2
/mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/
The state of being only average and not very good.
myriad
C2
/ˈmɪriːəd/
A very large number of something.
outnumber
C2
/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbɚ/
to be greater in number than another person, group, or thing
zillion
C2
/ˈzɪljən/
a very large indefinite number, usually hyperbole
morsel
C2
/ˈmɔɹsəl/
a small quantity of anything
iota
C2
/aɪˈoʊtə/
an extremely small amount; the slightest degree
bushel
C2
/ˈbʊʃəl/
a dry measure of capacity used for grain, fruit, and similar goods
proportional
C2
/prəˈpɔrʃənəl/
Changing in size or amount in a way that matches another thing.
tenfold
C2
/ˈtɛnfoʊld/
by ten times as much
nineteenth
C2
/ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
eighteenth
C2
/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
attrition
C2
/əˈtɹɪʃən/
A gradual reduction in number, especially of staff who leave and are not replaced.
unadulterated
C2
/ˌənəˈdʌltɝˌeɪtɪd/
Pure; not mixed with anything else.
seventeenth
C2
/ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
proliferation
C2
/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/
A rapid increase in the number or spread of something.
aplenty
C2
/əˈplɛnti/
existing in a generous or more than sufficient quantity, normally placed after the noun
smattering
C2
/ˈsmætɚɪŋ/
A small, scattered amount or number of something.
houseful
C2
/ˈhaʊsfəl/
as many people or things as fill or can be accommodated in a house
subsistence
C2
/səbˈsɪstəns/
The food, money, or other things a person needs simply to stay alive.
threefold
C2
/ˈθriːˌfoʊld/
by a factor of three
fiftieth
C2
/ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/
the ordinal number of fifty in counting order
trilateral
C2
/ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/
involving three parties
teem
C2
/tiːm/
To be full of a large number of people, animals, or things.
passel
C2
/ˈpæsəl/
US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of
numberless
C2
/ˈnʌm.bɚ.ləs/
too numerous to count; existing in a very great number
wagonload
C2
/ˈwæɡənˌloʊd/
the amount of goods or material that a wagon carries or can hold
proportionally
C2
/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/
In a way that matches the size or amount of something else.
thousandfold
C2
/ˈθaʊ.zənd.foʊld/
one thousand times as large, numerous, or intense
shipload
C2
/ˈʃɪploʊd/
the quantity of cargo or passengers carried by, or sufficient to fill, a ship
overabundance
C2
/oʊvɚəˈbʌndɪnts/
a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
plenitude
C2
/ˈplɛn.əˌtuːd/
a state of fullness, completeness, or being fully developed
sixtieth
C2
/ˈsɪksti.əθ/
the ordinal number of sixty in counting order
dwarfism
C2
/ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/
A medical condition that causes a person to be much shorter than average.
cartload
C2
/ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/
the amount that a cart can carry
fivefold
C2
/ˈfaɪv.foʊld/
five times as large, numerous, or great
fourfold
C2
/ˈfɔɹfoʊld/
four times as large, numerous, or great
seventieth
C2
/ˈsɛvnti.əθ/
the ordinal number of seventy in counting order
superfluity
C2
/ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/
extreme excess
eightieth
C2
/ˈeɪ.ti.əθ/
the ordinal number of eighty in counting order
interweave
C2
/ˌɪntəɹˈwiv/
To combine two or more things by weaving them together.
moiety
C2
/ˈmɔɪəti/
a part or share, especially one of two roughly equal parts
wordage
C2
The number of words in a piece of writing; word count.
gobbet
C2
/ˈɡɑ.bɪt/
a lump, chunk, or fragment of something soft, especially raw flesh
ninetieth
C2
/ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/
the ordinal number of ninety in counting order
spadeful
C2
/ˈspeɪd.fʊl/
the amount of earth or other material that a spade can hold or move at one time
quinary
C2
/ˈkwaɪnəɹi/
consisting of five parts or arranged in groups of five
repartition
C2
/ˌriː.pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/
a new or different distribution or apportionment of something
telescopically
C2
By means of a telescope.
septenary
C2
/sɛpˈtɛnəɹi/
consisting of seven parts, arranged in groups of seven, or relating to the number seven
overplus
C2
/ˈoʊvɚˌplʌs/
an amount beyond what is needed, owed, or expected; a surplus or excess
vigesimal
C2
/vɪˈdʒɛsɪməl/
based on the number twenty, especially describing a numeral system with twenty as its base