Lesson 70 Flashcards
0
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Quadrupled
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Increased by four times
1
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Twofold
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The suffix -fold means ‘multiplied by that number’
2
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By a factor of
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Multiplied by three
3
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Drastic
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Severe and sudden
4
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Revised upwards
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Changed to a higher number
5
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Deviated from the norm
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Moved away from the standard or accepted pattern
6
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Fluctuate
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Keep going up and down
7
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Erratic
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Not regular and often changing suddenly
8
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Seesawed
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Gone up and down at regular intervals
9
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Aggregate
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Total.
To add up all the different amounts
10
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Blip
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Temporary change
11
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Correlation between
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Connection between facts or things which cause or affect each other
12
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GDP
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Gross Domestic Product: the total amount that a country produces
13
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Expenditure
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The amount of money spent on something
14
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Discrepancy between
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Difference between two things that should be the same
