Unit 1 Flashcards
(18 cards)
To become weaker, to decrease
abate
To admit the existence.
acknowledge
A person who acts or does business for another
agent
The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action
authority
To express recognition or thanks for
acknowledge
An expert source of information
authority
something that brings about result
agent
To ruin or destroy completely
devastate
The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
epidemic
A number that is not exact; a careful guess
estimate
To force out of property by taking legal action
evict
Not favoring one side more than another
impartial
Hardworking; not lazy
industrious
To make very angry
Infuriate
Having nothing to do with the subject
irrelevant
Exact; specific
precise
Something fake or false
Sham
A long, slow, and difficult journey
Trek
