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Gayer Vocab. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Voracious | Desiring or consuming great quantities |
| Indiscriminate | Choosing at random without careful selection |
| Eminent | Of 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, a mechanical "person" |
| Matron | An older married woman |
| Paradox | A statement that at first seems to be 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 |
| 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 work |
| Interminable | Unending |
| Perceive | To understand, know, become aware of |