1. Lesson 16

2. Lesson 16 #1 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence AppreciableAdjectiveNoticeable; able to be perceived or estimated. Ellen has saved an appreciable amount of money for college.

3. Lesson 16 #2 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence BreadthNounA)Width; distance from side to side B)A wide range A)The breadth of the United States is approximately three thousand miles. B)The breadth of Terry’s knowledge about current events often surprises his parents.

4. Lesson 16 #3 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence CopiousAdjectivePlentiful; abundantThe famous actor receives copious amounts of fan mail.

5. Lesson 16 #4 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence GargantuanAdjectiveGigantic; of immense size, volume, or capacity The gargantuan skyscraper towered above the city.

6. Lesson 16 #5 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence innumerabl e AdjectiveToo many to countThere are innumerable grains of sand on a beach.

7. Lesson 16 #6 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence InordinateAdjectiveExceeding reasonable limits At midnight, Alfredo snuck into the kitchen and gobbled down inordinate amounts of leftovers.

8. Lesson 16 #7 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence NegligibleAdjectiveNot enough to be worth considering; insignificant Don’t expect to do well on the test after the negligible amount of studying you have done!

9. Lesson 16 #8 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence PaucitynounSmallness of number; fewness; scarcity Because of the paucity of facts on William Shakespeare’s life, biographies about him are often products of hearsay and the authors’ imaginations.

10. Lesson 16 #9 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence pittanceNounA very small amount; an inadequate wage Unable to live on the pittance he received as a farm laborer, the man moved to the city in search of a higher paying job.

11. Lesson 1 #10 WordPart of Speech DefinitionSentence ProliferateVerbTo multiply, increase, or spread rapidly Specialized branches of medicine have proliferated during the last century.