Barron's 51-100 Flashcards
(50 cards)
Siddharth reads indiscriminately but when it comes to ordering food, he is never indiscriminate
Done at random without careful judgement
He is an eminent personality
Very famous and highly respected
He was so steeped with his schoolwork; potatoes were steeped in water;
Soaked; drenched; saturated
Books are replete with so many wonders
Completely filled or supplied with
Paris is abound with beauty
To exist in great numbers
Mckinsey prognosticated that the world will need 2 million analysts by 2020
To predict or foretell a future event
Factories use automatons to make the process more efficient
A robot; mechanical person
Every matron in the future will need an automaton
An elderly married woman
How paradoxical that the world’s greatest chefs have all been men!
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn to be true
Cooking would clearly seem to be a field that lies within the women’s realm
A kingdom; special field of something or someone
Yet, the annals of cookery are replete with masculine names
Historical records
To compound the difficulty
To increase or add to
The press continually badgered him
To pester; nag or annoy someone
The student implored his teacher to forgive him and give another chance
To plead urgently for aid or mercy
Men should help women with their household drudgery
Unpleasant, dull or hard work
He interminably pleaded for mercy
Unending
His laconic reply expressed his disinterest towards the topic; laconic speech
Expressing much in few words; being precise
A throng of newsmen gathered around him
A large, densely packed crowd
An intrepid reporter
Brave, fearless, adventurous
Reporters accosted him in his street
To approach and speak to someone boldly and aggressively
Introverts are extremely reticent about their personal emotions
Silent; attempting to avoid notice or attention
The felon escaped out of the prison last night
A person who has committed a major crime/felony
They spent a furtive day together; Men are great at casting furtive looks when it comes to women
Secretive; attempting to avoid notice or attention
A plethora of books are available
A large or excessive amount
