unit 1 Flashcards
1
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To become weaker;to decrease.
A
Abate
2
Q
To admit the existence of.
A
Acknowledge
3
Q
A person who acts or business for another.
A
Agent
4
Q
The right to give orders, make decisions or take action.
A
Authority
5
Q
To ruin or destroy something completely.
A
Devastate
6
Q
The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time.
A
Epidemic
7
Q
A number that is not exact;a careful guess.
A
Estimate
8
Q
To force out of property by taking legal action.
A
Evict
9
Q
Not favoring one side more than another;fair.
A
Impartial
10
Q
Hard working not lazy.
A
Industrious
11
Q
To make very angry.
A
Infuriate
12
Q
Having nothing to do with the subject.
A
Irrelevant
13
Q
Exact;specific.
A
Precise
14
Q
Something fake or false.
A
Sham
15
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A long, slow, and difficult journey.
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Trek