1100 words Flashcards
The youngster who reads voraciously, though indiscriminately, does not necessarily gain in wisdom over the teenager who is more selective in his reading choices.
DEFINITIONS 3
2. very keen to learn or to do something
(desiring or consuming great quantities)
حريص
voracious
ADJECTIVE
FORMAL
UK
/vəˈreɪʃəs/
- a voracious appetite for something:
She has always had a voracious appetite for reading.
voraciously = adverb
The youngster who reads voraciously, though indiscriminately, does not necessarily gain in wisdom over the teenager who is more selective in his reading choices.
DEFINITIONS 2
2. done without choosing or judging carefully
(choosing at random without careful selection
indiscriminate
ADJECTIVE
UK
/ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət/
indiscriminately = adverb
A young man who has read the life story of every eminent athlete of the twentieth century, or a coed who has steeped herself in every social-protest novel she can get her hands on, may very well be learning all there is to know in a very limited area.
DEFINITIONS 1
1. important, respected, and admired
(of high reputation, outstanding)
eminent
ADJECTIVE
UK
/ˈemɪnənt/
He is one of Britain’s most eminent scientists.
DEFINITIONS 1
1. LITERARY
full of something
(completely filled or supplied with)
replete
ADJECTIVE
UK
/rɪˈpliːt/
- replete with:
For him, the city was replete with memories.
DEFINITIONS 1
1. to admit that you were wrong about something (admit your error and apologize)
idiom:
eat humble pie
PHRASE
After his candidate had lost the election, the boastful campaign manager had to eat humble pie.
DEFINITIONS 1
1. to leave something such as food or cloth in a liquid for some time
steep
VERB
TRANSITIVE
UK
/stiːp/
steeped =soaked, drenched, saturated
DEFINITIONS 2
1. thoroughly wet
drenched
ADJECTIVE
UK
/drentʃt/
We got completely drenched by the rain.
steeped =soaked, drenched, saturated
DEFINITIONS 1
1. extremely wet
soaked
ADJECTIVE
UK
/səʊkt/
She was shivering and soaked with sweat.
steeped =soaked, drenched, saturated
DEFINITIONS 3
1. very wet
saturated
ADJECTIVE
UK
/ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/
After a night in the rain the clothes were saturated.
saturated with: His shirt was saturated with sweat.
steeped =soaked, drenched, saturated
DEFINITIONS 2
1. to be filled with or contain a lot of something
2. to be present in large numbers or amounts
(to exist in great numbers)
abound
VERB
INTRANSITIVE
UK
/əˈbaʊnd/
- abound with/in:
The markets abound with imported goods.
The worlds of science-fiction abound with wonders.
2. Rumours abound about the breakup of her marriage.
Yet modern technology progresses so rapidly that what may be today’s wild dream may be next year’s kitchen appliance.
DEFINITIONS 1
1. COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE
advanced scientific knowledge used for practical purposes, especially in industry.
(branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc).
technology
NOUN
UK
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
- computer/software/military technology
the development of new technologies and new branches of science
A British scientist has prognosticated that within ten years every suburban matron will have her own robot servant.
DEFINITIONS 1
1. to say what you think will happen in the future
(to predict or foretell a future event)
prognosticate
VERB TRANSITIVE VERY FORMAL UK /prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/
One task this domesticated automaton will not have to contend with will be scouring the oven because even today the newest ranges can be “programed” to reduce their own baked-on grime to easily disposed of ashes.
DEFINITIONS 2
1. someone who behaves like a machine and shows no feelings
2. a machine that can move and do things without being controlled by someoneو
(a robot; a mechanical “person”)
automaton
NOUN
COUNTABLE
UK
/ɔːˈtɒmətən/
DEFINITIONS 2
2. a married woman
(an older married woman)
matron
NOUN
COUNTABLE
UK
/ˈmeɪtrən/
something that you have bought without seeing it first
idiom: a pig in a poke اِ پيگ اينِ پ ِ ُك PHRASE INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED
The mail-order bicycle that my nephew bought turned out to be a pig in a poke, and he is now trying to get his money back.
