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English Frankenstein Vocab ch. 7-12 Flashcards

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prognosticate

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to forecast, to predict from facts

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tedious

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long and tiring

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promontory

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a high point of land extending from the coast into the land

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dirge

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funeral song

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precipices

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cliff, crag, steep mountainside

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venerable

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worthy of respect or reverence due to age, character, or importance

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alleviate

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to relieve, to lessen, to make easier

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deposition

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testimony under oath or sworn testimony in writing

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candor

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speaking honestly, frankness, sincerity

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mockery

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to ridicule, to make fun of

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ignominious

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shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable

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exculpated

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to free from blame, prove guiltless

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countenance

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facial expressions

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execrated

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detested, abhorred

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adduced

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to give as proof or evidence

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indignation

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anger at something unworthy or unjust

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conjecture

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guess, theorize

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wantonly

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done in a reckless and malicious way; not moral

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timorous

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timid, easily frightened

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approbation

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approval, favorable opinion

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guile

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deceit, sly tricks

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absolution

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freeing from guilt or blame

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23
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excommunication

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a cutting off or removal from the church

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obdurate

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stubborn, obstinate; not repentant

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perdition

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loss of one’s soul; utter loss or destruction

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lamentations

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cries of sorrow or grief, wailing, mourning

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remorse

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deep, painful regret for having done wrong

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perceptible

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to become aware of or understood through the senses

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augmenting

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making greater in size, number or amount; increasing

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malice

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a desire to hurt or harm others

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unalterable

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not changeable, permanent

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efface

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rub out, to obliterate

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abhorrence

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intense dislike

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desponding

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becoming disheartened

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sacrilege

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an intentional injury to anything sacred

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ephemeral

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transitory; lasting for a brief time

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epoch

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beginning of a period of time or era when something striking happens

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impetuous

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impulsive, brash; rushing with violence

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reverberated

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resounded; reflected

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anon

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soon, in a short time

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rent

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to rip, to make an opening

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divert

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to turn aside from a direction; to distract or amuse

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pinnacle

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the highest point

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surmount

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to overcome; to ascend to the top and cross over

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mutability

A

ability to change

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diabolically

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devilishly, wickedly

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dissoluble

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capable of being dissolved

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negligently

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habitually guilty of neglect

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irrevocably

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incapable of being retracted or revoked

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commiserate

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to feel or express sorrow or pity; to sympathize

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opaque

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impenetrable by or not reflecting light

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impervious

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incapable of being penetrated, allowing no passage

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dormant

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inactive; resembling sleep

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orb

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canopied

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mode

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a method, way, or manner of doing something

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uncouth

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crude, unrefined, awkward

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inarticulate

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not distinct; irregular speech

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offal

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waste parts of a butchered animal; rubbish

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assuage

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to make less severe; to satisfy or appease

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rambles

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wanderings

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disconsolate

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gloomy, helplessly sad, despairing

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hovel

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small, miserable dwelling

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barbarity

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inhuman; harsh or cruel conduct; uncivilized

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purloined

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demeanor

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the way a person looks and acts

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countenance

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expression of the face

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imperceptible

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very slight

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pensive

A

thoughtful

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symmetry

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well-balanced arrangement of parts

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venerable

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deserving respect because of age, character, or importance

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viands

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enigmatic

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an obscure riddle, puzzling, unexplainable

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poignantly

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very touching; keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

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abstained

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hold oneself back

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articulate

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distinctly, clear

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exhortations

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urgings by strong appeals

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conjectured

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mortification

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shame, humiliation

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arbiters

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one who has power to judge or decide

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conciliating

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to overcome the hatred of; to win favor; make calm and amenable; pacify, reconcile

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exhilarated

A

made lively

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execration

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to denounce; to hate, to abhor or loathe

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verdure

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fresh greenness of flourishing vegetation

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conjecture

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guess or theory based on inconclusive facts

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dispelling

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driving away, scattering

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cadence

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rhythmic flow, vocal inflection

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enraptured

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filled with great delight

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declamatory

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overblown with style of speaking, verbose

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subsequent

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following in time or order

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degenerating

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deteriorating or decaying; morally degrading

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scion

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a descendant

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squalid

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very dirty

CMO English Lit./CompSci (3 decks)

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