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What does replete mean?
completely filled or supplied with
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What does annals mean
historical records
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What does voracious mean?
desiring or consuming great quantities
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What does implore mean
to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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What does automaton mean?
A robot; A mechanical “person”
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What does realm mean?
A special field of something or someone; kingdom
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What does “to pour oil on troubled waters” mean?
to make peace to calm someone down
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What does indiscriminate mean?
choosing a random without careful selection
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What does eminent mean?
of high reputation outstanding
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What does tinge mean?
A trace smattering or slight degree
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What does technology mean?
branch of knowledge, dealing with engineering applied science, etc.
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What does “to eat humble pie” mean?
to admit your error and apologize
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What does “a pig in a poke” mean?
an item you purchased about having seen
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What does compound mean?
to increase or add to
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What does paradox mean
A statement which at first seems to be absurd or self contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
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What does “a flash in the pan mean?
promising at the start but then disappointing
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What does drudgery mean?
unpleasant, dull or hard work
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What does steeped mean?
soak drench saturated
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What does prognosticate mean?
to predict or foretell a future event
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What does abound mean
to exist in great numbers
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What does interminable mean
unending
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What does perceive mean
to understand know become aware of
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What does Badger mean?
To pester nag annoy persistently
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What does matron mean?
an older married woman