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ACT prep vocab
Act prep
Question | Answer |
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Voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection |
eminent | high reputation, outstanding |
steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
replete | completely filled or supplied with |
abound | to exist in great numbers |
technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science etc. |
prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future event |
automaton | a robot; mechanical "person" |
matron | an older married woman |
tinge | a trace, smattering, or slight degree |
paradox | a statement that at first seems absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true |
realm | special field of something or someone; kingdom |
annals | historical records |
compound | to increase or add to |
badger | to pester, nag, annoy persistently |
implore | to plead urgently for aid or mercy |
drudgery | unpleasant, dull, or hard work |
interminable | unending |
perceive | to understand, know, become aware of |