Week 1 Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Replete

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Completely filled or supplied with

Every year, Disney is always replete with tourists.

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Eminent

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Of high reputation, outstanding

My Mother is the most eminent member of my family.

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Steeped

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soaked, drenched, saturated

I Steeped a tea bag in hot water.

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Voracious

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desiring or consuming great quantities

After I finish an afternoon run, I start to feel very voracious.

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Indiscriminate

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Choosing at random without careful selection

Somethimes during a Test I indiscriminate through some of the questions I dont know.

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Abound

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To exist in great numbers

An island is Abound of tourist in the summer.

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Technology

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A branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, ect.

At home, technology is used around the whole house.

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Prognosticate

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To predict or foretell a future event

Most scientist prognosticate the outcome of projects they work on.

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Automaton

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A robot; a mechanical “person”

There is going to be more automaton in the future.

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Matron

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an older married woman

My grandma is a Matron.

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Paradox

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a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

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Realm

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special field of something or someone; kingdom

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Annals

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historical records
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We learned all the Annals in history class.

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compound

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to increase or add to

in science class we mix compounds to form chemicals.

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Tinge

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a trace, smattering, or slight degree

My knee had a tinge of pain after I fell.

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16
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Badger

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to preserve, nag, annoy persistently

My Dad badgered me to wash the dishes.

17
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Implore

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to plead urgently for aid or mercy

The owner of the dog implores the vet to come immediately.

18
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drudgery

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unpleasant, dull, hard work

I see reading as drudgery.

19
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interminable

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seemingly unending

When we are busy at work, it seems to be interminable watching the line.

20
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perceive

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to understand, know, become aware of

Sometimes I get concerned of how others perceive me.