Unit 7: The Big and Small Of It All
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daniellehelzer on November 14, 2011
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From Jack Umstatter's "Words! Words! Words"
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Budget | n. a plan for one's expenditures; v. to plan expenses according to a budget |
| Bulky | adj. Large; having great bulk; massive; awkwardly large; big and clumsy |
| Capacity | n. the amount of space that can be filled; room for holding; content or volume; mental ability |
| Curtail | v. to cut short; reduce; abridge |
| Deprive | v. to take something away from forcibly; dispossess; to keep from having, using or enjoying |
| Duplicate | n. an exact copy or reproduction; replica; facsimile; adj. double; having two similar parts; v. to make double or twofold; to make an exact copy |
| Dwindle | v. to continue to become smaller or less; diminish; shrink |
| Essential | adj. absolutely necessary; indispensable; n. something necessary or fundamental |
| Extraneous | adj. coming form outside; foreign; not truly or properly belonging; not relevant; not essential; not pertinent |
| Humongous | adj. of enormous size or extent; very large or great |
| Increase | v. to become greater in size, amount, degree; to add to; to augment; n. an increasing or becoming increased; growth; enlargement |
| Massive | adj. big and solid; bulky; ponderous; large and imposing or impressive; large-scale |
| Morsel | n. a small bite or portion of food; a small piece or amount; bit; a tasty dish; v. to divide into or distribute in small portions |
| Penalize | v. to make punishable; to set a penalty for; to impose a penalty on; to put at a disadvantage |
| Surplus | n. a quantity or amount over and above what is needed and used; something left over; excess; adj. forming a surplus; extra; excess |
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