WORD LIST

Question 1

Abate

Answer 1

to become weaker; to decrease

Question 2

Unabated

Answer 2

showing no sign of weakening; showing no decrease

Question 3

Acknowledge

Answer 3

1: to admit the existence of
2: to express recognition or thanks for

Question 4

Acknowledged

Answer 4

commonly accepted or recognized

Question 5

Agent

Answer 5

1: a person who acts or does business for another
2: something that brings about a result

Question 6

Authority

Answer 6

1: the right to give orders, make decisions, or take action
2: an expert source of information

Question 7

Authorities

Answer 7

a group of people who have the right to enforce laws

Question 8

Devastate

Answer 8

to ruin or destroy completely

Question 9

Devastating

Answer 9

causing destruction

Question 10

Devastation

Answer 10

great destruction

Question 11

Epidemic

Answer 11

1: the rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
2: spreading rapidly as a disease over a wild area

Question 12

Estimate

Answer 12

1: a number that is not exact; a careful guess
2: to figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation

Question 13

Evict

Answer 13

to force out of property by taking legal action

Question 14

Impartial

Answer 14

not favoring one side more than another; fair

Question 15

Industrious

Answer 15

hardworking; not lazy

Question 16

Infuriate

Answer 16

to make very angry

Question 17

Irrelevant

Answer 17

having nothing to do with the subject

Question 18

Precise

Answer 18

exact; accurate

Question 19

Precision

Answer 19

exactness

Question 20

Sham

Answer 20

1: something fake or false
2: not genuine; fake
3: to pretend

Question 21

Trek

Answer 21

1: a long, slow, and difficult journey
2: to travel slowly and with difficulty