Grammar/vocab Test Review

Front 1

Abate

Back 1

to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:

Hint 1

verb

Front 2

Acknowledge

Back 2

to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of:

Hint 2

verb

Front 3

Authority

Back 3

the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.

a power or right delegated or given; authorization:
a person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as a governmental agency.

Hint 3

noun

Front 4

Devastate

Back 4

to lay waste; render desolate:

Hint 4

verb

Front 5

Epidemic

Back 5

something, often a disease, affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.

Hint 5

adjective

Front 6

Estimate

Back 6

to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately:

Hint 6

verb/noun

Front 7

Impartial

Back 7

not partial or biased; fair; just:

Hint 7

adjective

Front 8

Industrious

Back 8

working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent:

Hint 8

adjective

Front 9

astute

Back 9

of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd:

Hint 9

adjective

Front 10

derogatory

Back 10

tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory:

Hint 10

adjective

Front 11

devour

Back 11

to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly:
to engulf or swallow up.
to take in greedily with the senses or intellect:
to absorb or engross wholly:

Hint 11

verb (w/ object)

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figment

Back 12

a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion:

Hint 12

noun

Front 13

predatory

Back 13

preying upon other organisms for food.
of, or pertaining to, or characterized by plunder, pillage, robbery, or exploitation:

Hint 13

adjective

Front 14

prior

Back 14

preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous:

Hint 14

adjective

Front 15

vulnerable

Back 15

capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt

Hint 15

adjective

Front 16

solitude

Back 16

the state of being or living alone; seclusion:

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noun

Front 17

admonish

Back 17

to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner:to caution, advise, or counsel against something.

Hint 17

verb

Front 18

annihilate

Back 18

to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly

Hint 18

verb

Front 19

bestow

Back 19

to present as a gift; give; confer

Hint 19

verb

Front 20

devious

Back 20

not straightforward; shifty or crooked:

Hint 20

adjective

Front 21

devoid

Back 21

not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute

Hint 21

adjective

Front 22

heed

Back 22

to give careful attention to:

Hint 22

verb/noun

Front 23

muse

Back 23

to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.

Hint 23

verb

Front 24

plague

Back 24

any widespread affliction, calamity, or evil,

Hint 24

noun

Front 25

competent

Back 25

having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified:

Hint 25

adjective

Front 26

dilapidated

Back 26

reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.

Hint 26

adjective

Front 27

incident

Back 27

an individual occurrence or event.

Hint 27

noun

Front 28

latitude

Back 28

bredth

Hint 28

noun

Front 29

antagonize

Back 29

to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of:

Hint 29

verb