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Size & amount

Huge, tiny, plenty, scarce: how big and how much. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Ten questions from the size & amount theme in the 11+ styles: closest meaning, opposites, odd one out, words in context and missing words. Marked straight away, with explanations. No account needed.

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Stretch, Core, Advanced levels: the first 12 of 14, A to Z.

  • paltry

    adj.Stretch

    very small and not worth much

    Similar:
    meagre
    Opposite:
    generous

  • parallel

    adj.Core

    running side by side, always the same distance apart

    Similar:
    side by side
    Opposite:
    different

  • partial

    adj.Core

    not complete, or unfairly favouring one side

    Similar:
    incomplete
    Opposite:
    complete

  • peripheral

    adj.Stretch

    on the outer edge, or not the most important part

    Similar:
    outer
    Opposite:
    central

  • pervasive

    adj.Stretch

    spreading through everything and seen or felt everywhere

    Similar:
    widespread
    Opposite:
    limited

  • petty

    adj.Advanced

    small and unimportant, or mean over trivial things

    Similar:
    trivial
    Opposite:
    generous

  • plethora

    nounStretch

    a very large amount, more than is needed

    Similar:
    abundance
    Opposite:
    lack

  • predominantly

    adv.Stretch

    in most cases or for the greater part

    Similar:
    mainly
    Opposite:
    infrequently

  • prevalent

    adj.Advanced

    found or happening often in a certain place or time

    Similar:
    widespread
    Opposite:
    infrequent

  • prodigious

    adj.Stretch

    extremely large or impressive

    Similar:
    enormous
    Opposite:
    modest

  • profusion

    nounAdvanced

    a very large amount of something

    Similar:
    abundance
    Opposite:
    deficiency

  • proliferation

    nounStretch

    a fast increase in the number or amount of something

    Similar:
    spread
    Opposite:
    decline

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