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NS voc set 2
Number the Stars Vocabulary Set 2
Term | Definition |
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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 |