Lesson 1 Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
Q
Exact; specific
A
precise
2
Q
to ruin or destroy completely
A
devastate
3
Q
Hardworking; not lazy
A
industrious
4
Q
A number that is not exact; a careful guess
A
estimate
5
Q
to become weaker; to decrease
A
abate
6
Q
A person who acts or does business for another
A
agent
7
Q
something fake or false
A
sham
8
Q
the rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
A
epidemic
9
Q
to make very angry
A
infuriate
10
Q
a long, slow, and difficult journey
A
trek
11
Q
to force out of property by taking legal action
A
evict
12
Q
to admit the existence of
A
acknowledge
13
Q
the right to give orders, make decisions, or take action
A
authority
14
Q
not favoring one side more than another; fair
A
impartial
15
Q
having nothing to do with the subject
A
irrelevant
