Set 1 Flashcards

1
Q

To become weaker; to decrease

A

abate

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2
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Showing no signs of weakening; showing no decrease

A

unabated

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3
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1 To admit the existence of
2 To express recognition or thanks for

A

acknowledge

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4
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Commonly accepted or recognized

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acknowledged

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5
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1 A person who acts or does business for another
2 Something that brings about a result

A

agent

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6
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1 The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action
2 An expert source of information

A

authority

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7
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A group of people who have the right to enforce laws

A

authorities

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8
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To ruin or destroy completely

A

devastate

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9
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Causing destruction

A

devastating

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10
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Great destruction

A

devastation

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11
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Noun: The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
Adjective: Spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area

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epidemic

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12
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Noun: A number that is not exact; a careful guess
Verb: To figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation

A

estimate

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13
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To force out of property by taking legal action

A

evict

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14
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Not favoring one side more than the other; fair

A

impartial

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15
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Hardworking; Not lazy

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industrious

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16
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To make very angry

A

infuriate

17
Q

Having nothing to do with the subject

A

irrelevant

18
Q

Exact; accurate

A

precise

19
Q

Exactness

A

precision

20
Q

Noun: Something fake or false
Adjective: Not genuine; Fake
Verb: To pretend

A

sham

21
Q

Noun: A slow, long, and difficult journey
Verb: To travel slowly and with difficulty

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trek