lesson 1 Flashcards

(25 cards)

1
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To become weaker or decrease

A

abate

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2
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a long slow difficult journey

A

trek

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3
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exact or specific

A

precise

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4
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to force out of property by taking illegal action

A

evict

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5
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to ruin or destroy completely

A

devastate

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6
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having nothing to do with the subject

A

irrelevant

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7
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a person who does business for another

A

agent

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8
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to admit the existence

A

acknowledge

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9
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the rapid spreading of a disease

A

epidemic

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10
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not favoring one side more than another

A

Impartial

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11
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to make very angry

A

infuriate

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12
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a number that’s not exact

A

estimate

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13
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something fake or false

A

sham

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14
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hardworking not lazy

A

industrious

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15
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the right to give orders

A

authority

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16
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showing no sign of weakening

17
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a group of people who can enforce laws

18
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causing destruction

19
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to pretend or fake

20
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precision

21
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not genuine fake

22
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to figure out roughly

23
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commonly accepted or recognized

24
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something that brings a result

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an expert source of information
authority