Frankenstein Finalized Vocab (Finals) Flashcards

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Sullen

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Behaving in a gloomily silent manner; seemingly resentful because one refuses to talk or smile.

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Indefatigable

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Capable of working for a very long time without being fatigued.

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Bestow

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To give as a gift; to bequeath or confer a gift, honor, or right.

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Ardent

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Characterized by a warmth or intensity of feeling.

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Verdant

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Green with growing plants

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Decisive

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So important as to determine what the result of something will be; pivotal or determinative.

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Irreproachable

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Perfectly innocent; having no fault and deserving no blame.

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time.

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Sublime

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So beautiful as to be overwhelming; striking, stunning, or awe-inspiring.

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Assuage

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To make less painful or intense; to appease or quench.

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Virtuous

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Morally good; having or showing virtue.

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Loathe

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To feel intense hatred toward someone or something.

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Sagacity

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Wisdom; discernment; keen understanding.

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Visage

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A person’s face; a facial expression.

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Indolence

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Laziness, slothfulness, idleness.

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Ennui

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A feeling of extreme boredom, weariness, or lassitude.

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Foreboding

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A feeling that something bad is going to happen.

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Inhospitable

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Not welcoming or hospitable to guests.

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Malice

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A desire to cause harm to another person.

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Dissipate

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To separate into parts and fade away; to cause to spread thin and gradually vanish.

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Jeer

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To speak or cry with derision or mockery.

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Incredulity

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A feeling of being unable to believe something; the state of being incredulous; disbelief.

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Peril

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Danger; circumstances that put one at risk of injury.

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Stigma

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A taint of shame or discredit.