the big and small of it
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homsmc7grade on October 12, 2010
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Language Arts - Mrs.Schlamp/ Mrs. Thrower
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
budget | A plan for spending money during a certain period. |
bulky | (adj.) 1. clumsy; 2. massive; 3. large, large; massive; awkwardly large; big and clumsy |
capacity | the amount of space that can be filled, room for holding: content or volume, n. mental or physical ability; role; |
curtail | To cut short or reduce. abridge. |
deprive | To take away from forcefully; keep from having or enjoying.disposses |
duplicate | an exact copy; replica, facsimile, to make an identical copy |
dwindle | to become gradually less; diminish; shrink |
essential | absolutely necessary; ;indispensable, fundamental, necessary |
extraneous | coming from the outside, not essential, not pertinent to the matter under consideration, not relevant, |
humongous | of enormous size or extent; very large or great |
increase | to become greater in size, amount, degree: to add to; to augment |
massive | big and solid: bulky: ponderous: large and imposing or impressive: large scale |
morsel | a small piece or bite of food: a tasty dish |
penalize | inflict a penalty on; put at a disadvantage |
surplus | a quantity much larger than is needed, (n.) an amount beyond what is required, excess; (adj.) more than what is needed or expected |
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