Week 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
Voracious
Engage in an activity with great enthusiasm.
Indiscriminate
Done at random or without careful judgement
Eminent
Famous or and respected (of a person)
Steeped
Surround or fill with a quality or influence
Abound
Exist in great numbers
Technology
Electric machinery
Prognosticate
Predict what will happen
Automaton
a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being.
Paradox
Something that seems wrong or absurd but when looked in further is indeed correct
Realm
A domain of someone; kingdom
Realm
A domain of someone; kingdom
Annals
A historical record of events
Compound
increase
Tinge
a trace, smattering, or slight degree
Badger
repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester.
Implore
beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
Drudgery
hard menial or dull work.
interminable
endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically).
Perceive
interpret or regard (someone or something) in a particular way.
interprid
fearless, brave
reticent
silent
accost
approach
accost
approach
laconic
expressed in very few words