1100 100 words

voracious

desiring huge amount, doing an activity with great eagerness

indiscriminate

carelessly chosen

eminent

outstanding reputation

steeped

to be completely soked in something

replete

completely filled

abound

to exist in great numbers

technology

Related to science of engineering

prognosticate

to be able to tell what will happen in the future

automaton

machine that behaves like a human

matron

an older married woman

paradox

absurd fact

realm

someone’s special field

annals

historical records

compound

to add to

tinge

small amount of

badger

to continually nag

implore

beg for assistance

drudgery

dull, difficult work

interminable

unending

perceive

to understand

laconic

expressing much in few words

throng

crowd

intrepid

brave, courageous

accost

to greet first

reticent

silent

furtive

secret, stealthy

felon

a person guilty of a major crime

plethora

excess

hapless

unfortunate

irate

angry

pretext

an excuse

fabricate

to lie

adroit

skillful

gesticulate

move the arms energetically

vigilant

watchful

avid

eager

cajole

persuade through flattery

rudimentary

elementary

enhance

intensify, heighten

nuance

slight variation

loathe

to hate

reprimand

to scold

lackluster

dull

caustic

sarcastic, biting

wrest

take by violence

infamous

having a bad reputation

jostle

to shove hard

dupe

a person easily tricked

incipient

beginning to exist

inadvertent

unintentional

ominous

threatening

tremulous

quivering, trembling

repudiate

to reject, decline

cessation

a stopping

bristle

stiffen with fear or anger

euphemism

a less offensive term

mundane

worldly

incongruous

inappropriate

condolence

pity

stipulate

to specify a condition

alacrity

briskness, lively action

disdain

the feeling that someone is unworthy of respect

belligerent

warlike, hostile

intimidate

to overawe, to make afraid

feint

a false attack

pugnacious

combative

promulgate

to make known officially

brash

self-asserting in an overbearing way

scoff

to sneer at, to mock

belittle

to make something seem less important

tangible

having actual form

laceration

jagged wound

castigate

to correct by punishing

sordid

dirty, filthy

octogenarian

person in their eighties

solace

easing of grief, comfort

aspirant

candidate for high position

dregs

most worthless part

frenzy

wild fit, frantic outburst

scurrilous

vulgar, coarse

rampant

going unchecked, widespread, flourishing

inane

foolish, silly

ethics

code of priciples

concur

to agree

clandestine

secret, undercover

flagrant

outrageous, glaringly bad

admonish

to warn, to reprove

duress

compulsion, force

culprit

the guilty person

inexorable

inflexible

egregious

remarkably bad

distraught

mentally confused

duplicity

trickery, fraud

acrimonious

bitter, caustic

paucity

scarcity, shortage

elicit

to draw forth

pernicious

harmful

tolerate

to put up with

construe

to make a deduction

impunity

freedom from punishment