Frankenstein Flashcards

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abhorrent

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inspiring disgust and hatred; repugnant

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2
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amass

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to gather or collect

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3
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dirge

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funeral music or mournful song

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4
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ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

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5
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capacious

A

able to hold a great amount

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6
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commiserate

A

express or feel sympathy or pity; to sympathize

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7
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dauntless

A

fearless

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8
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diabolical

A

belonging to evil or so evil as to recall the devil

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9
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exhortation

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language intended to excite or encourage

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emaciate

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to make someone extremely thin or very weak

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11
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expendient

A

convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

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12
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indefatigable

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able to work or continue for a very long time without becoming tired

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13
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ignominious

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shameful or a public degree

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14
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immutable

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not capable or susceptible to change

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15
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indolence

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state of being lazy or slothful

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languid

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lacking vitality or vigor; slack or slow

17
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progeny

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a child or a descendent in a family

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purloined

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to steal or take dishonestly

19
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respite

A

rest after a difficult period

20
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succor

A

assistance in times of trouble

21
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timorous

A

full of fear

22
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dissipate

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totally scatter, dispel

23
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salubrious

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health giving; healthy

24
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countenance

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look on a persons face that demonstrates ones nature or feelings

25
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disconsolate

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hopelessly sad; unable to be comforted

26
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penury

A

great poverty; extremely poor

27
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impediment

A

hindrance or obstruction; a defect in a persons speech soch as a lisp or stutter

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pertinacity

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persistent determination; stubborn, not giving up; continuing

29
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antipathy

A

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

30
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perdition

A

eternal damnation; utter destruction or loss

31
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perambulate

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to walk in front of or ahead of; to proceed

32
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dilatory

A

tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy

33
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conjecture

A

a guess; to theorize

34
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ameliorate

A

to make something bad or unsatisfactory better

34
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wantonly

A

willfully and thoughtlessly; recklessly; without morals