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Lesson 1
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English
7th Grade
11/29/2010

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Term
Abate
Definition
To become weaker; to decrease
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Acknowledge
Definition
1. To admit the existence of.
2. To express recognition or thanks for.
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Agent
Definition
1. A person who acts or does buisness for another.
2. Something that brings about a result.
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Authority
Definition
1. The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action.
2. A expert source of information.
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Devastate
Definition
To ruin or destroy completely.
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Epidemic
Definition
1. The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time.
2. Spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area.
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Estimate
Definition
1. A number that is not exact; a careful guess.
2. To figure out roughly; to make an approximate calculation.
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Evict
Definition
To force out of property by taking legal action.
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Impartial
Definition
Not favoring one side more than another; fair.
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Industrious
Definition
Hardworking; not lazy.
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Infuriate
Definition
To make very angry.
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Irrelevant
Definition
Having nothing to do with the subject.
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Precise
Definition
Exact; accurate.
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Sham
Definition
1. Something fake or false.
2. Not genuine; Fake.
3. To pretend.
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Trek
Definition
1. A long, slow, and difficult journey.
2. To travel slowly and with difficulty.
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