1100 Words Flashcards
Indiscriminate
Choosing at random without careful selection.
Voracious
Desiring or consuming great quantities.
Eminent
Of high reputation, outstanding.
Steeped
Soaked, Drenched, Saturated
Replete
Completely filled or supplied with.
Abound
To exist in great numbers.
Technology
Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
Prognosticate
To predict or foretell a future event.
Automaton
A robot; a mechanical “person”
Matron
An older married woman.
Paradox
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true.
Realm
Special field of something or someone; kingdom.
Annals
Historical records.
Compound
(v.) To increase or add to.
Tinge
(n.) A trace, smattering, or slight degree.
Badger
(v.) To pester, nag, annoy persistently.
Implore
To plead urgently for aid or mercy.
Drudgery
Unpleasant, dull, or hard work.
Interminable
Unending
Perceive
To understand, know, become aware of.
Laconic
Expressing much in few words.
Throng
Crowd
Intrepid
Brave
Accost
To approach and speak to.