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  1. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  2. indiscriminate
    failing to make or recognize distinctions
  3. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  4. steep
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  5. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  6. abound
    exist in large quantities
  7. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  8. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  9. automaton
    a mechanism that can move independently of external control
  10. matron
    a married woman who is staid and dignified
  11. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  12. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
  13. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  14. compound
    consisting of two or more substances or elements or parts
  15. tinge
    color lightly
  16. badger
    annoy persistently
  17. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  18. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
  19. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  20. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  21. amiss
    in an improper or mistaken manner
  22. brawl
    quarrel or fight noisily, angrily or disruptively
  23. detest
    dislike intensely
  24. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  25. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  26. flaw
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  27. fledgling
    young and inexperienced
  28. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  29. foremost
    ranking above all others
  30. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
  31. notable
    worthy of attention or interest
  32. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  33. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  34. salvo
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  35. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
Created on Thu Jul 12 19:44:26 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Jul 13 09:38:29 EDT 2012)

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