| A | B |
|---|
| abate | (v.) To become weaker; to decrease. |
| acknowledge | (v.) 1. To admit the existence of. 2. To express recognition or thanks for. |
| agent | (n.) 1. A person who acts or does business for another. 2. Something that brings about a result. |
| authority | (n.) 1. The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action. 2. An expert source of information. |
| devastate | (v.) To ruin or destroy completely. |
| 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 | (v.) To force out of property by taking legal action. |
| impartial | (adj.) Not favoring one side more than another; fair. |
| industrious | (adj.) Hard working; not lazy. |
| infuriate | (v.) To make very angry. |
| irrelevant | (adj.) having nothing to do with the subject. |
| precise | (adj.) Exact; accurate. |
| sham | (n.) Something fake or false. (adj.) Not genuine; fake. (v.) To pretend. |
| trek | (n.) A long, slow, and difficult journey. (v.) To travel slowly and with difficulty. |
