APWH Vocab 1 Flashcards
Vocabulary 1 for AP World History Class
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| 88311834 | voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities | 0 | |
| 88311835 | indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection | 1 | |
| 88311836 | eminent | of high reputation, outstanding | 2 | |
| 88311837 | steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated | 3 | |
| 88311838 | replete | completely filled or supplied with | 4 | |
| 88311839 | to eat humble pie | to admit to your error and apologize | 5 | |
| 88311840 | abound | to exist in great numbers | 6 | |
| 88311841 | technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc. | 7 | |
| 88311842 | prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future event | 8 | |
| 88311843 | automaton | a robot; a mechanical "person" | 9 | |
| 88311844 | matron | an older married woman | 10 | |
| 88311846 | a pig in a poke | an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment | 11 | |
| 88311849 | paradox | a statement which seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which might turn out to be true | 12 | |
| 88311851 | realm | special field of something or someone; kingdom | 13 | |
| 88311853 | annals | historical records | 14 | |
| 88311855 | compound | to increase or add to | 15 | |
| 88311857 | tinge | a trace, smattering or slight degree | 16 | |
| 88311859 | a flash in the pan | promising at the start but then disappointing | 17 | |
| 88311861 | badger | to pester, nag, annoy persistently | 18 | |
| 88311863 | implore | plead urgently for aid or money | 19 | |
| 88311865 | drudgery | unpleasant, dull, or hard work | 20 | |
| 88311866 | interminable | unending | 21 | |
| 88311867 | perceive | to understand, know, become aware of | 22 | |
| 88311870 | to pour oil on troubled waters | to make peace, calm someone down | 23 |