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Making Connections 3
Unit 1, Reading 1
| assess | evaluate something |
| considerable | very large; a lot of |
| correlation | a connection between two or more things |
| indicator | a signal that makes something clear |
| monitor | watch and check something carefully over a period of time |
| statistics | a collection of numerical facts |
| target | focus on something |
| trend | a general direction or pattern of change |
| virtually | almost |
| account for | explain the reason for something |
| address | deal with a question or problem |
| contract | catch a disease; become ill from disease |
| counterpart | a person with similar responsibilities in a different place |
| devastating | terrible; shocking |
| disparity | a great difference |
| eradicate | destroy something completely |
| obesity | an excess of body weight |
| optimistic | hopeful |
| promising | showing signs of future success |
| stigma | a bad opinion of something because society does not approve of it |