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1100 Words Week 1
1100 Words You Need to Know Week 1
Term | Definition |
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voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities, excited, interested, enthusiastic, insatiable |
indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection, Inconsiderate |
eminent | of high reputation, outstanding, famous, respected, exalted, sublime, noble |
steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
replete | completely filled or supplied with, full |
abound | to exist in great numbers, Plenty and abundant |
technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc |
prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future event, Judge, analyse, assess |
automaton | a robot; a mechanical "person", Machine |
matron | a married woman especially one who is old or a widow |
paradox | a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true |
annals | historical records |
compound | to increase or add to; combine; worsen |
realm | special field of something or someone; kingdom; area |
tinge | a trace, smattering, or slight degree |
badger | to pester, nag, annoy persistently. |
implore | to plead urgently for aid or mercy |
drudgery | unpleasant, dull, or hard boring work |
interminable | something that has or seems to have no end/ Unending |
perceive | to understand, know, become aware of; comprehend |