1. Vocab 1

2. 1)Abate – To become weaker; to decrease The teacher had to wait for the noise to abate before talking.

3. 2) Acknowledge – To admit the existence of The girl never acknowledged the boy at all.

4. 3) Agent – A person who acts or does business for another The real estate agent helped us pick out our house.

5. 4) Authority – An expert source of information My father is an authority when it comes to cars.

6. 5) Devastate – To ruin or destroy completely Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.

7. 6) Epidemic – The rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time There was an epidemic of the flu this year.

8. 7) Estimate – A number that is not exact; a careful guess We must estimate how long it will take for us to finish our work.

9. 8) Evict – To force out of property by taking legal action They had to evict the people because they did not pay their rent.

10. 9) Impartial – Not favoring one side more than another; fair A teacher should be impartial when they grade papers.

11. 10) Industrious – Hardworking I’m sure all of my students are industrious!

12. 11) Infuriate – To make very angry Morning traffic infuriates me!

13. 12) Irrelevant – Having nothing to do with the subject Sometimes, my students will ask irrelevant questions.

14. 13) Precise – Exact; accurate Computer programmers must be precise when writing commands for a program.

15. 14) Sham – Something fake or false The internet fundraiser turned out to be a sham.

16. 15) Trek – A long, slow, and difficult journey The trek up the mountain spent all of our energy.