enormous/ considerable
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enormous can mean very large or very important; considerable means large or of noticeable importance (i.e. slightly less strong than enormous)
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amount, expansion, number, range, diversity, difference, variation, extent, degree, impact, power, influence, significance, interest
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particular
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means special
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interest, attention, significance, importance, concern
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Note that a feature of academic writing is that it often uses an adjective + noun phrase to suggest importance of some kind instead of just using an adjective, e.g. Marx's contribution is of particular significance instead of Marx's contribution is very significant.
B Adjectives suggesting frequency
Widespread means that something happens in many places or among many people. It often combines with such nouns as belief, acceptance, support, opposition, assumption, use. For example, There is widespread support for government policy in urban areas.
Common can mean frequent. With this meaning it often combines with such nouns as experience, practice, use, concern. For example, It is increasingly common practice for UK teenagers to take a gap year before entering university.
Note that common can also mean 'shared' and as such it combines with knowledge, ground, feature, interest. For example, There is much common ground between the two writers.
Specific means relating to one thing and not to things in general. It often combines with context, information, case, type, form, purpose, characteristics, conditions, example. For example, The reaction occurs only under specific conditions.
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