LESSON 1 VOCABULARY CREATED BY MRS CATLETT Abate
LESSON 1 VOCABULARY CREATED BY: MRS. CATLETT
Abate l To become weaker l To decrease l Unabated- Showing no sign of weakening or decreasing.
Acknowledge l Admit existence of l Express recognition or thanks for l Acknowledged. Commonly accepted or recognized.
Agent l Person who acts or does business for another. l Something that brings about a result.
Authority Right to give orders, make decisions, take action. l An expert source of information. l l Authorities- group who has right to enforce laws.
Devastate l Ruin or destroy completely. l Devastating- causing destruction l Devastation- great destruction
Epidemic l Rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time. l Spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area.
Estimate Number that is not exact l Careful guess l To figure out roughly l Approximate calculation l
Evict l To force out of property by taking legal action.
Impartial l Not favoring one side more than another. l Fair
Industrious l Hard working l Not lazy
Infuriate l To make very angry
Irrelevant l Has nothing to do with the subject.
Precise l Exact l Accurate l Precision- Exactness
Sham l Something fake or false l Not genuine; fake l To pretend
Trek l Long, slow and difficult journey l To travel slowly and with difficulty
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