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Wordly Wise Less 1
Blaine
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | To become weaker; to decrease |
| Unabated | Showing no sign of weakening; showing no decrease |
| Acknowledge | To admit the existence of; to express recognition or thanks for |
| Acknowledged | Commonly accepted or recognized |
| Agent | A person who acts or does business for another; something that brings about a result |
| Authority | The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action; an expert source of information |
| Authorities | A group who has the right to enforce laws |
| Devastate | To ruin or destroy completely |
| Devastating | Causing destruction |
| Devastation | Great destruction |
| Epidemic | The rapid spreading of a disea to many people at one time; spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area |
| Estimate | A number that is not exact, a careful guess; 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; not genuine, fake; to pretend |
| Trek | A long, slow, and difficult journey; to travel slowly and with difficulty |