v. abate

adj. unabated

v. To become weaker; to decrease.

adj. Showing no sign of weakening; showing no decrease.

v. acknowledge

adj. acknowledged

v. 1. To admit the existence of.

2. To express recognition or thanks for.

adj. Commonly accepted or recognized.

n. 1. A person who acts or does business for another.

2. Something that brings about a result.

n. authority

n. authorities

n. 1. The right to give orders, make decisions, or take action.

2. An expert source of information.

n. A group of people who have the right to enforce laws.

v. devastate

adj.  devastating

n. devastations

v. To ruin or destroy completely.

adj. Causing destruction.

n. Great destruction.

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.

infuriate

adj. precise 

n. precision

adj.  exact; accurate

n. exactness

sham

n. something fake or false

adj. not genuine; fake

v. to pretend

n. A long, slow, and difficult journey.

v. To travel slowly and with difficulty.