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Words used to describe large amounts and quantities

substantial

adjective

large in amount or degree

considerable

adjective

large in size, amount, or degree

extensive

adjective

very large in amount or degree

enormous

adjective

very large in size or quantity

huge

adjective

extremely large in number, amount, or degree

great

adjective

used for emphasizing a large number of people or things

large

adjective

bigger than usual in number or amount

high

adjective

large in amount

big

adjective

large in degree, or having a strong effect

widely

adverb

by a large amount, or to a large degree

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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