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Abate
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v. to become weaker; to decrease adj. showing no sign of weakening; showing no decrease
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Acknowledge
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1.to admit the existence of 2. To express recognition of thanks for
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Acknowledged
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Commonly accepted or recognized
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Agent
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1. a person who acts or does business for another 2. Something that brings about a result
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Authority
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1. the right to give orders, makes decisions, or take action 2. An expert source of information
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Authorities
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A group of people who have the right to enforce laws
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Devastate
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To ruin or destroy completely
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Devastating
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Causing destruction
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Devastation
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Great destruction
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Epidemic
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n. rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time adj. spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area
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Estimate
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n. a number that is not exact; a careful guess v. to figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation
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Evict
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To force out of property by taking legal action
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Impartial
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Not favoring one side for more that another; fair
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Industrious
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Hardworking; not lazy
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Infuriate
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To make very angry
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Irrelevant
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Having nothing to do with the subject
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Precise
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Exact; accurate
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Precision
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Exactness
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Sham
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n. something fake or false adj. not genuine; fake v. to pretend
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Trek
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n. a long, slow, and difficult journey v. to travel slowly an with difficulty
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