WORDLY WISE 3000 Book 7 Unit 1 Flashcards
1
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Abate
A
To become weaker
2
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Acknowledge
A
To admit the existence of
3
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Agent
A
A person who acts or does business for another
4
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Authority
A
- The right to give orders, make decisions or take notion 2. An expert source of information
5
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Devastate
A
To ruin or completely destroy
6
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Epidemic
A
The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time
7
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Estimate (n)
A
A number that is not exact; a careful guess
8
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Estimate (v)
A
To figure out roughly, to make to make an approximate calculation
9
Q
Evict
A
To force out of property by taking legal action
10
Q
Impartial
A
Not favoring one side or another
11
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Industrious
A
Hardworking, not lazy
12
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Infuriate
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To make very angry
13
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Irrelevant
A
Having nothing to do with the subject
14
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Precise
A
Exact; accurate
15
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Sham
A
Something fake or false
