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