| A | B |
| abate | To become weaker; to decrease |
| acknowledge | To admit the existence of |
| acknowledge | To express recognition or thanks for |
| agent | A person who acts or does business for another |
| agent | Something that brings about a result |
| authority | an expert source of information |
| authority | The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action |
| devastate | to ruin or destroy completely |
| epidemic | the rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time |
| epidemic | spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area |
| estimate | to figure out roughly |
| evict | to force out of property by taking legal action |
| impartial | not favoring one side more than the other; fair |
| infuriate | to make very angry |
| irrelevant | having nothing to do with the subject |
| precise | exact or accurate |
| sham | something fake or false |
| sham | not genuine; fake |
| sham | to pretend |
| trek | a long, slow, and difficult journey |
| trek | to travel slowly and with difficulty |