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voracious
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Wanting to do something a lot, especially wanting to eat a lot of food,
After skiing, I find that I have a voracious appetite. |
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indiscriminate
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Choosing at random without careful selection.
Modern warfare often results in the indiscriminate killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike. |
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eminent
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Famous, respected, or important.
The eminent author received the Nobel Prize for literature. |
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steeped
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Soaked, drenched, saturated.
My cousin is so steeped in schoolwork that his friends call him a bookworm. |
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replete
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Completely filled or supplied with.
The footbal game was replete with excitement and great plays. |
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technology
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Branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
Man may be freed from backbreaking labor by the products of scientific technology. |
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prognosticate
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To predict or foretell a future event.
The mayor refused to prognosticate as to his margin of victory in the election. |
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automaton
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A robot; a mechanical "person".
The time approaching when human workers may be replaced by automatons. |
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matron
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A married woman, especially one who is old or a widow (= woman whose husband has died).
A clever salesman will always ask a matron if her mother is at home. |
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abound
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To exist in great numbers.
The western plains used to abound with bison before those animals were slaughtered by settlers. |
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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.
One of the great paradoxes of American life is that though minority groups have suffered injustices, nowhere in he world have so many varied groups lived together so harmoniously. |
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realm
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Special field of something or someone; kingdom.
The crual king would not allow the prince to enter his realm, restricting him to the forest, which abounded with wild animals. |
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annals
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Historical records.
The annals of the sports are replete with the names of great black athletes. |
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compound
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To increase or add to.
His gloom was now compounded by the failing mark on his geometry test. |
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tinge
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A trace, smattering, or slight degree.
A tinge of garlic is all that's necessary in most recipes. оттенок, привкус |
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