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ACT Prep Vocab Test
Term | Definition |
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abound | existing in great number |
annals | historical records |
automaton | machine that behaves like a person |
badger | to continually nag |
compound | to add to |
drudgery | dull, difficult work |
eminent | of outstanding reputation |
implore | beg for assistance |
indiscriminate | carelessly chosen |
interminable | unending |
matron | a mature woman |
paradox | seemingly self-contradictory situation |
perceive | to come to have an understanding of |
prognosticate | to be able to tell what will happen in the future |
realm | someone's special field |
replete | completely filled with |
steeped | to be completely soaked in something |
technology | related to science of engineering |
tinge | small amount of |
voracious | desiring huge amount |
to eat humble pie | admit to defeat |
a pig in a poke | a blind item; poor purchase |
a flash in the pan | a star today; a flop tomorrow |
to pour oil on troubled waters | to try to make peace |