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Eng 2 Hon. List 1
Question | Answer |
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voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
matron | an older married woman |
indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection |
abound | to exist in great numbers |
replete | completely filled with or supplied with |
technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc. |
steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
automaton | a robot; a mechanical “person” |
eminent | of high reputation, outstanding |
prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future event |
annals | historical records |
realm | special field of something or someone; kingdom |
compound | to increase or add to |
paradox | a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true |
tinge | a trace, a smattering, or slight degree |
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 |