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Wordly Wise 1-5
Wordly Wise Units 1-5 Vocabulary Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To become weaker; to decrease | abate |
| To admit the existence of | acknowledge |
| Something that brings about a result | agent |
| The right to make decisions | authority |
| To ruin or destroy completely | devastate |
| The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time | epidemic |
| A number that is not exact | estimate |
| To force out of property by taking legal action | evict |
| Not favoring one side more than another | impartial |
| Hard working | industrious |
| To make very angry | infuriate |
| Having nothing to do with the subject | irrelevant |
| Exact | precise |
| Something fake or false | sham |
| A long, slow, difficult journey | trek |
| Wise in a clever or practical way | astute |
| Genuine | authentic |
| A choice item of food | delicacy |
| Intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing | derogatory |
| To eat up hungrily | devour |
| Something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality | figment |
| Imaginary | mythical |
| A bird's feathers | plumage |
| Living by killing and eating other animals | predatory |
| Coming earlier in time | prior |
| To search through or pick over | scavenge |
| To kill in order to obtain meat | slaughter |
| The conditin of being alone or at some distance from people | solitude |
| Moving in a clumsy or awkward way | ungainly |
| Open to attack | vulnerable |