| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to become weaker |
| devastate | to ruin or destroy completely |
| estimate | careful guess |
| industrious | hardworking; not lazy |
| infuriate | to make very angry |
| trek | long, slow, difficult journey |
| acknowledge | to admit the existence of |
| agent | a person who acts or does business for another |
| authority | the right to give orders, make decisions, or take action |
| epidemic | the rapid spreading od disease to many people at one time |
| evict | to force out of property by taking legal action |
| impartial | not favoring one side more than another; fair. |
| irrelevant | having nothing to do with the subject |
| precise | exact; accurate |
| sham | something fake or false |
| authentic | genuine; true |
| delicacy | choice item of food |
| devour | to eat up hungrily |
| mythical | imaginary; not real |
| plumage | bird's feathers |
| prior | coming earlier in time |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion |
| figment | something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality |
| predatory | living by killing and eating other animals |
| scavenge | to search through or pick over; looking for something usable |
| slaughter | to kill in order to obtain meat |
| 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 criticize gently |
| bestow | to give as an honor |
| devoid | lacking; empty |
| heed | attention; notice |
| unwitting | not done on purpose |
| wrathful | very angry |
| aghast | struck with horror; shocked |
| annihilate | to destroy completely: to reduce to utter ruin |
| benefactor | a person who provides help especially by giving money |
| devious | having many twists and turns |
| mortal | a human being, especially as contrasted to a god |
| muse | to think about in a quiet, careful way |
| pioneer | a person who goes before others |
| plague | a deadly disease that spreads from person to person |
| subside | to sink to a lower level |
