Worldy Wise Lesson 1
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acknowledge | To admit the existence of.To express recognition or thanks for. |
| abate | To become weaker; to decrease. |
| agent | A person who acts or does business for another. Something that brings about a result. |
| authority | The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action. An expert source of information. |
| devastate | To ruin or destroy completely. |
| epidemic | The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time. Spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area. |
| estimate | a number that is not excact, a careful guess. |
| evict | to force out of property by taking legal action |
| impartial | not favoring one side more than another; fair |
| industrious | hardworking;not lazy |
| irrelevant | Having nothing to do with the subject. |
| infuriate | To make very angry. |
| precise | Exact; accurate. |
| sham | Something fake or false. |
| trek | A long, slow, and difficult journey. |
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