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English 9 Vocabulary

English 9 Vocabulary. Lesson 13 Size and Amount. Appreciable Breadth Copious Gargantuan Innumerable. Inordinate Negligible Paucity Pittance Proliferate. Vocabulary List. Appreciable (adjective). Able to be estimated or measured; noticeable

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English 9 Vocabulary

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  1. English 9 Vocabulary Lesson 13 Size and Amount

  2. Appreciable Breadth Copious Gargantuan Innumerable Inordinate Negligible Paucity Pittance Proliferate Vocabulary List

  3. Appreciable (adjective) • Able to be estimated or measured; noticeable EX. Since he began junior high school, Ian has been spending an appreciable portion of each evening doing homework.

  4. Breadth (noun) • The distance or dimension from side to side of something, as distinguished from length or thickness; width • Wide extent or scope • Freedom from narrowness of views, interests, or attitudes EX. Russia is of such enormous breadth that it covers eleven time zones, an area almost half the world in width.

  5. Copious (adjective) • Large in quantity; abundant; containing an ample supply • Filled with matter, thoughts, or words; wordy EX. Last summer the Dohertys had a copious harvest from their small vegetable garden.

  6. Gargantuan (adjective) • Of immense size or volume; colossal; huge EX. The gargantuan restaurant could seat over two thousand people.

  7. Innumerable (adjective) • Too many to be counted or numbered EX. The small child’s innumerable questions about the planetarium kept both of his parents busy.

  8. Inordinate (adjective) • Exceeding reasonable limits; excessive EX. Five hours seems like an inordinate amount of time to spend writing a three-paragraph note.

  9. Negligible (adjective) • Amounting to very little; not important enough to be worth considering; trifling EX. We did little cross-county skiing last winter because of the negligible amount of snow.

  10. Paucity (noun) • A short supply; smallness of quantity; scarcity EX. Because of the paucity of information about life in the first century, the author used her imagination to fill in the details of the historical novel.

  11. Pittance (noun) • A small salary or amount of money • A small amount or portion EX. Since he received only a pittance for his repair work, Mr. Craig was forced to look for a second job.

  12. Proliferate (intrans. verb; trans. verb) • To multiply, increase, or spread rapidly • To produce new growth or offspring rapidly and repeatedly; to cause to grow or increase rapidly EX. Specialized branches of medicine have proliferated during the last century.

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