Unit 1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
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To become weaker; to decrease
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abate
2
Q
to admit the existence of
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acknowledge
3
Q
a person who acts or does business for another
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agent
4
Q
the right to give orders make decisions or take action
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authority
5
Q
to ruin or destroy completely
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devastate
6
Q
causing destruction
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devastate
7
Q
great destruction
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devastate
8
Q
the rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
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epidemic
9
Q
a number that is not exact a careful guess
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estimate
10
Q
the force out of property by taking legal action
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evict
11
Q
nat favoring one side more than the other
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impartial
12
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hardworking; not lazy
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industrious
13
Q
to make very angry
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infuriate
14
Q
having nothing to do with the subject
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irrelevant
15
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exact; specific
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precise
16
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something fake or false
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sham
17
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a long slow and difficult journey
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trek
