Sat 1 Flashcards
Abound (intransitive verb)
To exist in great numbers
“The western plains used to abound with bison before those animals were slaughtered by settlers.”
Replete (adjective)
Completely filled or supplied with
“The football game was replete with excitement and great plays.”
Voracious (adjective)
Desiring or consuming great quantities
“After skiing, I find that I have a **voracious ** appetite.”
Indiscriminate (adjective)
Choosing at random without careful selection
“Modern warfare often results in the indiscriminate killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.”
Eminent (adjective)
Of high reputation, outstanding
“The eminent author received the Nobel Prize for literature.”
Steeped (adjective)
Soaked, drenched, saturated
“My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him a bookworm.”
Etiology (Noun)
The study of the causes and origins of something
“Dr.James Parkinson spent many years tracing the etiology of palsy.”
Prognosticate (transitive verb)
To predict or foretell a future event
“The mayor refused to prognosticate as to his margin of victory in the election.”
Automaton (Noun)
A robot or mechanical object used in production processes
“The time is apporaching when human workers will be replace by automatons.”
Matron (Noun)
an (older) married woman
“A clever salesman will always ask a matron if her mother is at home.”
Paradox (Noun)
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
“One of the great paradoxes of American life is that though minority groups have suffered injustices, nowwhere in the world have so many varied groups lived together so harmoniously.”
Realm (Noun)
Special field of something or someone; kingdom
“The cruel king would not allow the prince to enter his realm, restricting him to the forest, which abounded with wild animals.”
Annals (Noun)
historical records
“The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.”
Compound (transitive verb)
To increase or add to
“His gloom was now compounded by the failing mark on his geometry test.”
Tinge (Noun)
A trace,smattering, or slight degree
“A tinge of garlic is all that’s necessary in most recipes.”
