Voracious
desiring or consuming great quantities
After skiing, I find that I have a VORACIOUS appetite.
Once I got home from babysitting my niece, I was filled with a VORACIOUS amount of exhaustion.
Indiscriminate
choosing at random without careful selection
Modern warfare often results in the INDISCRIMINATE killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.
I’m not a fan of my parents being INDISCRIMINATE towards me whenever they don’t listen to my opinion
Eminent
of high reputation, outstanding
The EMINET author received the Nobel Prize for literature.
The EMINET soccer player was given an MVP trophy.
Steeped
soaked, drenched, saturated
My cousin is so STEEPED in schoolwork that his friends call him a bookworm.
During the second month of school, I am steeped in homework and housework that I don’t have time to spend with my friends.
Replete
completely filled or supplied with
The football game was REPLETE with excitement and great plays.
I was REPLETE with entertainment once I first watched Twilight.
Abound
to exist in great numbers
The western plains used to ABOUND with bison before those animals were slaughtered by settlers.
Ever since the early 1930s, Catalina Island has ABOUNDED with mule deer.
Technology
branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
Man may be freed from backbreaking labor by the products of scientific TECHNOLOGY.
New generations are creating TECHNOLOGY that may take over the purpose of machines.
Prognosticate
to predict or foretell a future event
The mayor refused to PROGNOSTICATE as to his margin of victory in the election.
I PROGNOSTICATE that I will do well in my first upcoming quiz.
Automaton
a robot; a mechanical “person”
The time is approaching when human workers may be replaced by AUTOMATON.
AUTOMATON workers are currently not on Catalina Island.
Matron
an older married woman
A clever salesman will always ask a matron if her mother is home.
The MATRON of the bride wore a floor-length blush pink gown.
Paradox
a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory, but which may in fact turn out to be true
One of the great PARADOXES of American life is that, though minority groups have suffered injustices, nowhere in the world have so many varied groups lived together so harmoniously.
It’s a PARADOX how standing could be more tiring than walking.
Realm
a special field or something or someone; kingdom
The cruel king would not allow the prince to enter his REALM, restricting him to the forest, which abounded with wild animals.
The teacher would not let the upperclassmen enter his REALM.
Annals
historical records
The ANNALS of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.
The ANNALS of Avalon K-12 has the name of my sister on their Athlete of the Year banner.
Compound
to increase or add to
His gloom was now COMPOUNDED by the failing mark on his geometry test.
Tinge
a trace, smattering, or slight degree
There was a TINGE of warm tones in the painting.
Yesterday, a TINGE of orange appeared in the sunset.
Badger
to pester, nag, annoy persistently
The teacher continually BADGERS the pupil for missing assignments.
I continuously BADGER my sister into finishing her assignments.
Implore
to plead urgently for aid or mercy
The sick child’s mother IMPLORED the doctor to come immediately.
The women in pain IMPLORED immediate help.
Drudgery
unpleasant, dull, hard work
She does her homework on Fridays to save herself from the DRUDGERY of having to do it during the weekend.
I often ask my sister for help with the household DRUDGERY.
Interminable
seemingly unending
I listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an INTERMINABLE fifty minutes.
I accompanied my friend to a night out, where we then received a lecture that seemed INTERMINABLE for forty minutes.
Perceive
to understand, know, become aware of
The eminent scientist PERCEIVES difficulties in putting the invention into practice.
I am finally starting to PERCEIVE the assignments I am given in my History class.
