| A | B |
|---|
| abate | To become weaker; to decrease |
| unabated | Showing no signs of weakening; showing no decrease |
| acknowledge | 1. To admit the existence of 2. To express recognition or thanks for |
| acknowledged | Commonly accepted or recognized |
| agent | 1. A person who acts or does business for another 2. Something that brings about a result |
| authority | 1. The right to give orders, make decisions, or take actions 2. An expert source of information |
| authorities | A group of people who have the right to enforce laws |
| devastate | To ruin or destroy completely |
| devastating | Causing destruction |
| devastation | Great destruction |
| epidemic | n. The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time adj. Spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area |
| estimate | n. A number that is not exact; a careful guess v. To figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation |
| 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 |
| precision | Exactness |
| sham | Something fake or false |
| trek | A long, slow, and difficult journey |
