acknowledge

v. to admit the existence of; to express thanks for

acknowledged: adj. commonly accpeted or recognized

authority

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

    2. an expert source of information

 authorities: n. a group of people with the right to enforce laws

devastate

v. to ruin or destroy completely

  devastating: adj. casuing great destruction

  devastation: n. great destruction

epidemic

n. rapid spreading of disease to many people at one time

estimate

n. number that is not exact; a careful guess

v. to figure out roughly

evict

v. to force out of property by legal action

infuriate

v. to make very angry

irrelevant

adj. having nothing to do with the subject

precise

adj. exact; accurate

precision: n. exactness

sham

n. something fake or false

v. to pretend

adj. not genuine