| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to become weaker, to decrease |
| acknowledge | to admit the existence of, to express recognition or thanks for |
| agent | a person who acts or does business for another, something that brings about a result |
| authority | the right to give orders, make decisions, 2. an expert source of information |
| devastate | to ruin or destroy completely |
| epidemic | the rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time |
| estimate | a number that is not exact; a careful guess |
| evict | to force out of property by taking legal action |
| impartial | not favoring one side more than another; fair |
| industrious | hard working; not lazy |
| infuriate | to make very angry |
| irrelevant | having nothing to do with the subject |
| precise | exact accurate |
| sham | something fake or false |
| trek | a long, slow and difficult journey |
| astute | wise in a clever or practical way |
| authentic | genuine; true |
| delicacy | a choice item of food, great consideration for the feelings of others |
| derogatory | expressing alow opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing. |
| devour | to eat up hungrily, to take in eagerly with the eyes or ears |
| figment | something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality |
| mythical | immaginary; not real |
| plumage | a bird's feathers |
| predatory | living by killing and eating other animals, robbing or stealing from others |
| prior | coming earlier in time, coming before in order or importance |
| scavenge | to search through or pick over, looking for something usable, an animal that feeds on dead or decaying matter |
| slaughter | to kill in order to obtain meat, sometimes in large numbers with cruelty |
| solitude | the condition of being alone or at some distance from people |
| ungainly | moving in a clumsy or awkward way |
| vulnerable | open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally |
| admonish | to warn, to criticize gently |
| aghast | struck with horror; shocked |
| annihilate | to destroy completely; to reduce to utter ruin |
| benefactor | a person who provides help, especially by giving money |
| bestow | to give as an honor; to present as a gifft |
| devious | having many twists and turns; winding, sneaky; not frank or honest |
| devoid | lacking; empty; entirely without |
| heed | to pay attention to |
| mortal | a human being, especially as contrasted with a god, causing death; fatal, very severe |
| muse | to think about in a quiet, careful way |
| pioneer | a person who goes before others and opens the way fror them to follow |
| plague | a deadly disease that spreads rapidly from person to person |
| subside | to sink to a lower level |
| unwitting | not done on purpose inintended |
| wrath | forceful anger; fury |
| acquire | to gain ownership of somethng; to get by one's own efforts or actions |
| antagonize | to make an enemy of; to stir up anger or dislike |
| competent | hving the ability to do what is needed |
| comprise | to form; to make up |
| correspond | to match; to be equal to, 2. to exchange letters with another person |
| dilapiddated | in poor condition from neglect or age |
| illustrious | very famous; outstanding |
| incident | something that happens in real life or in a story; an event, often of little importance |
| inherit | to receive something from someone after that person's death 2. to receive as part of one's physical or mental make-up, from one's parents. |
| latitude | the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees |
| loath | unwilling; reluctant |
| maintain | to declare somethng to be true, 2. to continue in the same way or condition |
| renovate | to make like new again |
| reprimand | to scold in a harsh or formal manner |
| supervise | to direct or manage activities |
