Set 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
To become weaker; to decrease
abate
Showing no signs of weakening; showing no decrease
unabated
1 To admit the existence of
2 To express recognition or thanks for
acknowledge
Commonly accepted or recognized
acknowledged
1 A person who acts or does business for another
2 Something that brings about a result
agent
1 The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action
2 An expert source of information
authority
A group of people who have the right to enforce laws
authorities
To ruin or destroy completely
devastate
Causing destruction
devastating
Great destruction
devastation
Noun: The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
Adjective: Spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area
epidemic
Noun: A number that is not exact; a careful guess
Verb: To figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation
estimate
To force out of property by taking legal action
evict
Not favoring one side more than the other; fair
impartial
Hardworking; Not lazy
industrious
To make very angry
infuriate
Having nothing to do with the subject
irrelevant
Exact; accurate
precise
Exactness
precision
Noun: Something fake or false
Adjective: Not genuine; Fake
Verb: To pretend
sham
Noun: A slow, long, and difficult journey
Verb: To travel slowly and with difficulty
trek