Wordly Wise 3000® Level 7, Lesson 1

abate

(v) To become weaker; to decrease.

acknowledge

1. To admit the existence of.

2. To express recognition or thanks for.

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.

devastate

(v) To ruin or destroy completely.

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 is 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 than another; fair.

industrious

(adj) Hardworking; not lazy.

infuriate

(v) To make very angry.

irrelevant

(adj) Having nothing to do with the subject.

precise

(adj) Exact; specific.

sham

(n) Something fake or false.

(adj) Not genuine; fake.

(v) To pretend.

trek

(n) A long, slow, and difficult journey.

(v) To travel slowly and with difficulty.