Part 1 Flashcards
Voracious
Desiring or consuming great quantities
-Adjective
Indiscriminate
Choosing at random without careful selection
-Adjective
Eminent
Of high reputation, outstanding
-Adjective
Steeped
Soaked, drenched, saturated
-Adjective
Replete
Completely filled or supplied with
-Adjective
Abound
To exist in great numbers
-Verb
Technology
Branch of knowledge dealing with Engineering, applied science, etc.
-Noun
Prognosticate
To predict or foretell a future event
-Verb
Automaton
A robot; a mechanical “person”
-noun
Matron
An older married woman
-Noun
Paradox
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
-Noun
Realm
Special field of something or someone; kingdom
-Noun
Annals
Historical records
-Noun
Compound
To increase or add to
-Verb
Tinge
A trace, smattering, or slight degree
-Noun
Badger
To pester, nag, annoy persistently
-Verb
Implore
To plead urgently for aid or mercy
-Verb
Drudgery
Unpleasant, dull, or hard work
-Noun
Interminable
Unending
-Adjective
Perceive
To understand, know, become aware of
-Verb
To eat humble pie
To admit you error and apologize
A pig in a poke
An item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment
A flash in a pan
Promising at the start but then disappointing
To pour oil on troubled waters
To make peace, to calm someone down
