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inpourings
/ˈɪnˌpɔrɪŋz/

An inward flow

derisory
derisoryadjective
/dɪˈɹaɪzəɹi/

Laughably small or inadequate.

cumulated
/ˈkjuːmjʊleɪtɪd/ /ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/

To accumulate; to amass.

numbering
/ˈnʌmbərɪŋ/ /ˈnʌmbɚɪŋ/

To total or count; to amount to.

"I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands."

milliamperes
/ˌmɪliˈæmpɪərz/ /ˌmɪliˈæmˌpɪərz/

One thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.

honker
honkernoun
/ˈhɑŋkər/ /ˈhɔŋkər/

Anything impressively large; a whopper.

"I caught a real honker of a fish."

relatively
[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Somewhat.

"He was relatively successful."

elder
elderadjective
/ˈeldə/ /ˈɛldə/ /ˈɛldɚ/

Excessive, abundant.

groat
groatnoun
/ɡɹəʊt/ /ɡɹoʊt/

A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.

legions
/ˈliːdʒənz/

A large number of people; a multitude.

urn
urnnoun
/ɜːn/ /ɝn/

A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.

purses
pursesnoun
/ˈpɜːsɪz/ /ˈpɜːsɪz/

A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.

""Back in Persia, my grandfather paid for our family's passage with two purses of tomans." "

inundation
/ɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən/ /ɪnənˈdeɪʃən/

An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx

schwag
schwagnoun
/ʃwæɡ/

A large quantity (of something).

spirals
/ˈspaɪrəlz/

To increase continually.

blind
blindadjective
/blaɪnd/

(in certain phrases) Smallest or slightest.

inchmeal
inchmealadverb
/ˈɪntʃ.miːl/

Gradually, little by little (an inch at a time)

teensiest
teensiestadjective
/ˈtiːniəst/ /ˈtiːnɪəst/

Tiny

"There was the teensiest bit of cake left on the plate. "

tallied
/ˈtælid/ /ˈtæləd/

To correspond or agree.