Week 1 Flashcards

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Voracious

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Desiring or consuming great quantities
Super duper hungry

Whenever I have a sleepover at hazels house I wake up in the night no voracious.

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Indiscriminate

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Choosing a random without careful selection
Pick one but not other without care

The school at times can be really indiscriminate because I’m too white

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Eminent

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Of high reputation outstanding
Very important
I felt very eminent when I was able to park a boat

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Steeped

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Soaked drenched saturated
Covered if with work or actually covered in water

1(when I jumped in the water at work, I was steeped
2(I feel steeped when my mom tells me all the chores I need to do.

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Replete

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Completely filled or supplied with
Full
I was replete after eating a full pizza from brew house

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Abound

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To exist in great numbers
Big group
I’m abound in this island

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Technology

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A branch of knowledge, dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
I’m addicted to technology

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Prognosticate

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To predict or for tell a future event
I prognosticated the answer to a math question with Hazel a long time ago

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Automaton

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A robot, mechanical person
I am a automation

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Matron

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Older married women
My grandma is not a matron because my grandpa is dead

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Imminent

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About to happen
I’m imminent to cry when stokes leaves

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Paradox

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A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self contradicting, which may in fact turn out to be true
It was paradoxical trying to figure out how algebra works

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Realm

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Special field of something or someone
Math is not my realm

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Annals

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Historical records
I am sure the government has annals of aliens

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Compound

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To increase or add
I am a compound of my mom and dad

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Tinge

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A trace, smattering, or slight decrease
I felt a tinge of sadness when my guinea pig died.

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Badger

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To pester, nag,annoy persistently
I like to badger my sister

18
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Implore

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To plead urgently for aid or mercy
When I split my head open my mom implored for a doctor

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Drudgery

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Unpleasant, dull hard work that is not enjoyable
I find school drudgery

20
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Interminable

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Seemingly unending
The school hours seem interminable

21
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Perceive

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To understand, know, becoming aware of
I perceive math but not that well