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Vocab Wk 2 Quarter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Condescending | (adj) having or showing a feeling of superiority |
| Consecutive | (adj) following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence |
| Contour | (n) an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something |
| Contract | (v) decreased in size, number, or range |
| Contradict | (v) be in conflict with |
| Correlate | (v) have a mutual relationship or connection (corollary, correlated) |
| Corollary | (n) a direct or natural consequence or result |
| Critical | (adj) 1. expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments 2. expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art* |
| Cumbersome | (adj) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. Slow or complicated and therefore inefficient* |
| Deficit | (n) the amount by which something is too small |
| Demean | (v) cause a severe loss in the dignity of a respect for someone or something |
| Depict | (v) show or represent |
| Determine | (v) cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in 2. ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation* |
| Devoid | (adj) entirely lacking or free from |
| Differentiate | (v) 1. recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different* 2. (differentiate between) identify differences between (two or more things or people.) |
| Diffuse | (adj) spread out over a large area; not concentrated |
| Digress | (v) leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing |
| Diminish | (v) make or become less |
| Discrepancy | (n) a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts |
| (Dis)inclined | (adj) willing or positive about an action, belief, or attitude (disinclined: unwilling or negative about something) |