WEEK 1 Flashcards

1
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voracious

A

Desiring or consuming great quantities really hungry.

Yesterday I was so voracious because I didn’t eat all day. I had to wait till I got home from work to eat.

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2
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Indiscriminate

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choosing at random without a careful selection

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3
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eminent

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of high reputation, outstanding

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4
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steeped

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soaked , drenched, saturated

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5
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replete

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desiring or consuming great quantities

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6
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matron

A

an older married woman

like my mother

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7
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technology

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branch of knowledge dealing with engineering applied science etc

when i do my home work i use technology to know the details about the home work

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8
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automaton

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a robot; a mechanical “person”

i brought a automaton

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9
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abound

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to exist in great numbers

we are abound with animals

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10
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prognosticate

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to predict or foretell a future event

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11
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tinge

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a trace smattering or slight degree

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12
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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

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13
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compound

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to increase or add to

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14
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annals

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historical records

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15
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realm

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special field of something or someone; kingdom

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16
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drudgery

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unpleasant, dull or work hard

17
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interminable

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unending, seemingly

18
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implore

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

19
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perceive

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to understand know become aware

20
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badger to pester, nag, annoy persistently

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