Frankenstein

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ardor

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enthusiasm or passion

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acquaintance

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a person’s knowledge or experience on something

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physiognomy

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the general form or appearance of something

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dogmatism

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the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

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pedantry

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excessive concern with minor details and rules

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abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure

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facile

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(especially of a theory or argument) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial

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ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

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exultation

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a feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation; rejoicing

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infallibly

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in a way that is never wrong or never fails

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conducive

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making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

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endued

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endow or provide with a quality or ability

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apparition

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a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

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receptacle

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an object or space used to contain something

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minutiae

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the small, precise, or trivial details of something

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rapture

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a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

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toils

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used in reference to a situation regarded as a trap

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obliterated

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destroyed

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endeavors

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an attempt to achieve a goal

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exalted

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in a state of extreme happiness

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hindrance

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the state of being interfered with held back, or slowed down

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emaciated

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abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

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disquieted

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make (someone) worried or uneasy

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incipient

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in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

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devolved

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having had power transferred or delegated to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration

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odious

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extremely unpleasant; repulsive

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fetter

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something that confines: restraint

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idler

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a habitually lazy person

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perversity

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a deliberate desire to behave unreasonably or unacceptably; contrariness

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repentant

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expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful

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gaiety

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the state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful

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vacillating

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alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

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mien

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a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

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adieu

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goodbye

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entreat

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ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

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antipathy

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a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion

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apparatus

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the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose

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allege

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claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case

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docile

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ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

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encomium

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.

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diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

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eulogy

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died

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dilatoriness

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slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

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preambulations

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the act of walking around, surveying land, or touring

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salubrious

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health-giving; healthy

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gay

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lighthearted and carefree

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conjecture

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form an opinion or supposition about (something) based on incomplete information

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prognosticate

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foretell or prophesy a future event

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complacency

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a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements

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efface

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make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous

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abhorrence

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a feeling of repulsion; disgust loathing

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despond

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become dejected and lose confidence

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sacrilege

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violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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wean

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accustom (someone) to managing without something on which they have become dependent or of which they have become excessively fond

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precipice

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a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one

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omnipotence

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the quality of having unlimited or very great power

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augmented

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make (something) greater by adding to it; increase

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precipitous

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dangerously high or steep

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diabolical

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characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil

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clemency

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mercy; lenience