| A | B |
| voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection |
| eminent | of high reputation, outstanding, highly respected |
| steeped | soaked, wet, saturated; wet on the outside |
| replete | completely filled or supplied with, filled on the inside |
| abound | to exist in great numbers |
| technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc. |
| prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future event |
| automaton | a robot; a mechanical "person", zombie |
| matron | an older married woman |