Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Voracious
A
Desiring or consuming great quantities
2
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Indiscriminate
A
Choosing at random without careful selection
3
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Eminent
A
A high reputation, outstanding
4
Q
Steeped
A
Soaked, drenched, saturated
5
Q
Replete
A
Completey filled or supplied with
6
Q
Abound
A
To exist in great numbers
7
Q
Technology
A
Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
8
Q
Prognosticate
A
To predict or foretell a future event
9
Q
Automaton
A
A robot; a mechanical “person”
10
Q
Matron
A
An older married woman
11
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Paradox
A
A statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
12
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Realm
A
Special field of something or someone; kingdom
13
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Annals
A
Historical records
14
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Compound (v.)
A
To increase or add to
15
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Tinge (n.)
A
A trace, smattering, or slight degree
