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