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NS voc set 2
Number the Stars Vocabulary Set 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abundance | a very large quantity of something |
| condescending | looking down upon, speaking in a way that makes you more important |
| custom | a practice followed by a group of people |
| deftly | move in a quick and skillful manner |
| deprivation | lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities, a state of extreme poverty |
| detection | discovering something, someone |
| extinguished | crushed or put out (as in a fire), destroyed |
| protruding | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary, sticking out |
| segment | a part or section |
| urgency | a condition of pressing importance, need to complete |