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20 Cards in this Set
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Voracious
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Desiring or consuming great quantities
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Indiscriminate
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Choosing at random without careful selection
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Eminent
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Of high reputation; outstanding
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Steeped
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Soaked, drenched, saturated
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Replete
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Completely filled or supplied with
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Abound
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To exist in great numbers
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Technology
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A branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.
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Prognosticate
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To predict or foretell a future event
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Automaton
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A robot; a mechanical "person"
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Matron
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An older married woman
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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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A special field of something or someone; kingdom
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Annals
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Historical records
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Compound
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(v.) to increase or add to
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Tinge
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(n.) A trace, smattering, or slight degree
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Badger
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(v.) to pester, nag, annoy persistently
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Implore
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To plead urgently for aid or mercy
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Drudgery
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Unpleasant, dull, or hard work
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Interminable
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unending
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Perceive
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to understand, know, become aware of
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