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Old 03-May-2007, 15:06
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Dear teacher,
Could you explain the differences in meaning of the adjectives " immense" ,"enormous","vast","huge","big","large"?
Does "immense profits" sound OK for a native English speaker? Thank you.
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Welcome, yuliadegt.

My picks: either huge profits or enormous profits.

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