GRE 발라버려3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities Ex.After skiing, I find that I have a _______ appetite. |
| Indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection Ex. Modern warfare often results in the ________ killings of combatants and innocent civilians alike. |
| eminent | of high reputation, outstanding Ex. The _______ author received the Nobel Prize for literature. |
| steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated Ex. I so ______ in schoolwork that my friends call me a bookworm. |
| replete | completely filled or supplied with Ex. The football game was _________ with excitement and great plays. |
| abound | to exist in great numbers Ex. The western plains used to________ with bison before those animals were slaughtered by settlers. |
| 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 Ex. The cruel king would not allow the prince to enter his _______, restricting him to the forest, which abounded with wild animals. |
| annals | historical records Ex. The _______ of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes. |
| compound | to increase or add to |
| tinge | a trace, smattering, or slight degree affect as in thought, feeling Ex. His gloom was not _______ by the failing mark on his geometry test. |
| badger | to pester, nag, annoy persistently Ex. The teacher continually__________ the pupil for the missing assignments. |
| implore | to plead urgently for aid or mercy Ex. The sick child's mother ________ the doctor to come immediately. |
| drudgery | hard work |
| interminable | unending |
| perceive | to understand, know, become aware of |
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