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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
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two
A1
/tu/
The number 2, equal to one plus one.
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first
A1
/fɚst/
Coming before all others in time, order, or position.
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lot
A1
/lɑt/
A large amount or number of something.
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enough
A2
/ɪˈnʌf/
As much or as many as needed.
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three
A1
/θriː/
The number 3.
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once
A1
/wʌn(t)s/
One single time.
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five
A1
/faɪv/
The number 5; one more than four.
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four
A1
/foɹ/
The number 4; one more than three.
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number
A1
/ˈnʌmbər/
A word or symbol like 5, 100, or 3.14 that tells you how many or which one.
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cut
A1
/kʌt/
A reduction in the amount, number, or size of something.
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half
A1
/ˈhæf/
One of two equal parts of something.
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six
A1
/sɪks/
the number 6, coming after five and before seven
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ten
A1
/tɛn/
The number 10, which comes after nine and before eleven.
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million
A2
/ˈmɪl.jən/
The number 1,000,000.
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seven
A1
/ˈsɛvən/
The number 7, coming after six and before eight.
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single
A2
/ˈsɪŋɡəl/
Only one; not more than one.
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eight
A1
/eɪt/
The number 8, coming after seven and before nine.
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third
A2
/θɚd/
Coming after the second in order or position.
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hundred
A2
/ˈhʌn dɹəd/
The number 100.
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thousand
A2
/ˈθaʊz(ə)n(d)/
The number 1,000.
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nine
A1
/naɪn/
The number 9, coming after eight and before ten.
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twice
A2
/twaɪs/
Two times.
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double
A2
/ˈdʌbəl/
Twice as much, as many, or as big.
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total
B1
/ˈtoʊ.tl̩/
Complete; absolute; with nothing left out.
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amount
B1
/əˈmaʊnt/
How much there is of something.
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zero
A2
/ˈzɪɹoʊ/
The number 0; no quantity or amount at all.
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fourth
A1
/fɔɹθ/
Coming next after the third in order or position.
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twenty
A1
/ˈtwɛnti/
The number 20, which comes after nineteen and before twenty-one.
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mass
B1
/mæs/
A large amount or quantity of something with no clear shape.
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percent
B1
/pɚˈsɛnt/
One part in every hundred, written with the sign %.
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dozen
B1
/ˈdʌzən/
A group or set of twelve.
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billion
A2
/ˈbɪljən/
The number 1,000,000,000; one thousand million.
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quarter
A1
/ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/
One of four equal parts of something.
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fifth
B1
/ˈfɪfθ/
Coming after the fourth and before the sixth in order.
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fifty
A1
/ˈfɪfti/
The number 50, which comes after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
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twelve
A1
/twɛlv/
The number 12, which comes after eleven and before thirteen.
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thirty
A1
/ˈθɝti/
The number 30; three times ten.
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fifteen
A1
/fɪfˈtiːn/
The number 15, which comes after fourteen and before sixteen.
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sixth
A1
/sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
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eleven
A1
/əˈlɛvən/
The number 11, one more than ten.
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forty
A1
/ˈfɔɹti/
The number 40, coming after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
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seventh
A1
/ˈsɛvənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
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eighth
B2
/eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
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sixteen
A1
/sɪkˈstiːn/
the number 16, coming after fifteen and before seventeen
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thirteen
A1
/θɝːˈtiːn/
The number 13; ten and three.
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eighteen
A1
/ˈeɪ(t).tin/
The number 18, coming after seventeen and before nineteen.
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ninth
B2
/ˈnaɪnθ/
coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
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fourteen
A1
/ˈfɔɹ.tin/
The number 14; one more than thirteen.
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sixty
A1
/ˈsɪksti/
the number 60, coming after fifty-nine and before sixty-one
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tenth
A1
/tɪnθ/
coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
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seventeen
A1
/ˈsɛvənˈtiːn/
The number 17, coming after sixteen and before eighteen.
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percentage
B1
/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/
An amount expressed as a part of a total of one hundred.
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nineteen
A1
/ˈnaɪnˌtin/
The number 19, coming after eighteen and before twenty.
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eighty
A1
/ˈeɪ.ti/
The number 80, coming after seventy-nine and before eighty-one.
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quantity
B1
/ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/
An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted.
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fraction
C1
/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/
A small part of something larger.
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ratio
C1
/ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/
The relationship between two amounts, showing how much of one there is compared to the other.
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seventy
A1
/ˈsɛv.ən.ti/
The number 70, coming after sixty-nine and before seventy-one.
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ninety
A1
/ˈnaɪn.di/
The number 90, coming after eighty-nine and before ninety-one.
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trillion
B2
/ˈtɹɪljən/
The number one followed by twelve zeros (1,000,000,000,000).
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twenty-four
A1
/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːr/
the cardinal number equal to two tens plus four; 24
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deduction
B2
/dɪˈdʌkʃən/
An amount that is taken away from a total.
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twenty-seven
A1
/ˌtwɛntiˈsɛvən/
the cardinal number equal to two tens plus seven; 27
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thirty-six
A1
/ˌθɝːtiˈsɪks/
the cardinal number equal to three tens plus six; 36
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decimal
C2
/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/
based on or organized in powers of ten
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denominator
B2
/dɪˈnɑːməˌneɪtɝ/
the number or expression below the line in a fraction, showing how many equal parts form a whole
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smattering
C2
/ˈsmætɚɪŋ/
A small, scattered amount or number of something.
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quotient
C2
/ˈkwoʊʃənt/
the result obtained by dividing one number or quantity by another
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insufficiency
C2
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/
lack of an adequate quantity or number
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passel
C2
/ˈpæsəl/
US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of
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half-dollar
B2
/ˈhæfˌdɑlər/
a United States coin worth fifty cents, or the sum of fifty cents
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numerator
B2
/ˈnuː.məˌreɪ.tɚ/
the number or expression written above the line in a fraction, indicating how many equal parts are being considered
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overgrowth
B2
/ˈoʊvɚˌɡroʊθ/
excessive, abnormal, or uncontrolled growth in size, amount, or number
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sestertius
C2
/sɛˈstɝʃiəs/
an ancient Roman coin and unit of account worth one-quarter of a denarius, originally two and a half asses and later four asses
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bucketful
C2+
/ˈbʌkɪtˌfʊl/
the amount a bucket holds; a large quantity
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fourscore
C2+
/ˈfɔrˈskɔr/
eighty (four times twenty)
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fivescore
C2+
/ˈfaɪvˌskɔr/
five times twenty; one hundred
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quantum
C2+
/ˈkwɑntəm/
a discrete quantity of energy, or the smallest possible amount
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slew
C2+
/slu/
a large number or quantity; also past tense of slay
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threescore
C2+
/ˈθriˌskɔr/
archaic term for sixty
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triple
C2+
/ˈtrɪpəl/
consisting of three parts or three times as great
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drop off
A2
to become smaller in number, amount, or intensity
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even up
A2
to bring uneven edges or amounts into alignment or equality
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