Week 1 Flashcards
Voracious
Desiring or Consuming great quantities
-after work I have a voracious appetite
Indiscriminate
Choosing at random without careful selection.
-My sur Ron was a indiscriminate purchase I made
Eminent
Of high reputation, outstanding
-are mayor is Eminent for the island
Steeped
Soaked, drenched, saturated
-I am steeped for video games
Replete
Completely filled or supplied with
-I am replete with happiness when playing football
Abound
To exist in great numbers
-The coasts abound with fish.
Technology
Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science.
-technology will take over the work
Prognosticate
To predict or foretell a future event
-We are all doctors prognosticating the life span of a dead body.
Automaton
A robot, a mechanical “person”
-many works are getting taken over by automaton
Matron
An older married woman.
- my mom is a matron
Paradox
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true.
How paradoxical that Avalon football team is the best
Realm
Special field of something or someone or kingdom
Kings had there own realms
Annals
Historical Records
The annals of the world
Compound(V.)
To increase or add to
I want to compound my speed on my sur ron
Tinge
A trace,smattering, or slight degree
I added a tinge of hot sauce to my soup