Week 1 Flashcards
Voracious (adj.)
Desiring or consuming greatest quantities
Indiscriminate (adj.)
Choosing at random without careful selection
Eminent (adj.)
Of high reputation, outstanding
Steeped (adj.)
Socked, drenched, saturated
Replete (adj.)
Completely filled or supplied with
Abound (v.)
To exist in great numbers
Technology (n.)
Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
Prognosticate (v.)
To predict or foretell a future event
Automaton (n.)
A robot, a mechanical person
Matron (n.)
An older married woman
Paradox (n.)
A Statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
Realm (n.)
Special field of something or someone, kingdom
Annals (n.)
Historical event, records
Compound (v.)
To increase or add to
Tinge (n.)
A trace, smattering, or slight degree
Smattering (n.)
A slight superficial knowledge
Absurd (adj.)
Unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.
Scandal (n.)
An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
Cuisine (n.)
A style or method of cooking
Badger (v.)
To pester, nag, annoy persistently
Implore (v.)
To plead urgently for aid or mercy
Drudgery (n.)
Unpleasant, dull, or hard work
Interminable (adj.)
Unending, endless
Perceive (v.)
To understand, know, become aware of
Nag (v.)
Annoy or irritate
Plea (v.)
To make an emotional appeal, request
