| A | B |
| abate | to become weaker |
| abate | to decrease |
| unabated | showing no sign of weakening |
| unabated | showing no decrease |
| acknowledge | to admit the existence of |
| acknowledge | to express recognition or thanks for |
| acknowledged | commonly accepted or recognized |
| agent | a person who acts or does business for another |
| agent | something that brings about a result |
| authority | the right to give orders, make decisions, or take action |
| 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 | the rapid spread of a disease to many people at one time |
| epidemic | spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area |
| estimate | a number that is not exact |
| estimate | a careful guess |
| estimate | to figure out roughly |
| estimate | to make an approximate calculation |
| evict | to force out of property by taking legal action |
| impartial | not favoring one side more than another |
| impartial | fair |
| industrious | hard working |
| industrious | not lazy |
| infuriate | to make very angry |
| irrelevant | having nothing to do with the subject |
| precise | exact |
| precise | accurate |
| precision | exactness |
| sham | something fake or false |
| sham | not genuine |
| sham | to pretend |
| trek | a long, slow, and difficult journey |
| trek | to travel slowly and with difficulty |