Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Abate
|
v-To become weaker; to decrease
Unabated, adj-Showing no sign of weakeing; showing no decrease |
|
Acknoledge
|
v-1.To admit the exsistence of
2.To express recognition or thanks for Acknowledged, adj-Commonly used or accepted |
|
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 Authorities,n-A group of people who have the right to enforce laws |
|
Devastate
|
v-To ruin or destroy completely
Devasting, adj-Causing destruction Devastation,n-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's 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 that 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
Precision,n-Exactness |
|
Sham
|
n-Something fake or false
adj-Not genuine;fake v-To pretend |
|
Trek
|
n-A long, slow, and dificult journey
v-To travel slowly and with difficulty |