Frankenstein Part | Flashcards

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Enticements

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something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure

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to ascertain

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find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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to dispel

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make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

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to peruse

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read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way; examine carefully or at length

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to consecrate

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make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious purpose

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to encompass

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surround and habe or hold within; include comprehensively

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to assail

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make a concerted or violent attack

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Dejection

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a sad and depressed state; low spirits

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ardent

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very enthusiastic or passionate

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endowment

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the action of endowing something or someone; a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone

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dauntless

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showing fearlessness and determination

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to entreat

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ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something; treat (someone) in a specified manner

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent

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to confide

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tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others

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prudence

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the quality of being prudent; cautiousness

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dismay

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concern and distress caused by something unexpected; cause (someone) to feel concern or distress

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to forbear

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politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; refrain

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solicitude

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care or concern for someone or something

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repose

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a state of rest, sleep or tranquility

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impertinent

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not showing proper respect; rude; not perinent to a particular matter; irrelevant

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inquisitiveness

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perilous

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full of danger or risk

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conciliating

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poignant

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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to cull
reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter; select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources
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utterance
a spoken word, statement or vocal sound
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ardour
great enthusiasm or passion
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fervour
intense and passionate feeling; intense heat
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composure
the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself
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fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
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discernment
the ability to judge well
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to deduce
arrive at (a fact or conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion
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indefatigable
(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly
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perpetually
never ending or changing; occuring repeatedly
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disposition
a person's inherent qualities of mind and character; the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relatin to other things
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Eccentricity
the state of being eccentric; an eccentric action