Vocabulary & Spelling 4.3

affinity

n. - fondness; liking; similarity

akin

adj. - related by blood; having similar qualities or character

analogy

n. - a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

correspond

v. - have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly

equate

v. - consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another

tantamount

adj. - equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as

interchangeable

adj. - (of two things) able to be interchanged

indistinguishable

adj. - not able to be identified as different or distinct

aggregate

n. - a whole formed by combining several separate elements

blip

n. - an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend

continuum

n. - something that keeps on going, changing slowly over time

correlation

n. - a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things

deviate

v. - depart from an established course

discrepancy

n. - an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

erratic

adj. - not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

flawed

adj. - characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection

fluctuate

v. - rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

exultant

adj. - triumphantly happy

jubilant

adj. - feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph

scrawny

adj. - (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony