Chapter1 Flashcards
1
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Replete
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Completely filled or supplied with
2
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Steeped
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Soaked,drenched, saturated
3
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Eminent
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A high reputation, outstanding
4
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Indiscriminate
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Choosing at random without careful selection
5
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Voracious
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Desiring or consuming great quantities
6
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Matron
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An older married woman
7
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Automaton
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A robot; a mechanical person
8
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Prognosticate
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To predict or foretell a future event
9
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Technology
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Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering,applied science ,etc
10
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Abound
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To exist in great numbers
11
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Tinge (n.)
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A trace, smattering, or slight degree
12
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Compound (v)
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To increase or add to
13
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Annals
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Historical records
14
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Realm
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Special field of something or someone;kingdom
15
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Paradox
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A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
