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English Lit HL > Frankenstein: Prologue - Ch VI > Flashcards

Frankenstein: Prologue - Ch VI Flashcards

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fervent

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passionate

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perpetual

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eternal, never ending

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diffusing

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pour out, spread

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phenomena

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fact, event or circumstance that an be observed, usually considered extraordinary

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eccentricities

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deviating from a conventional pattern

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ardent

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strong enthusiasm

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induce

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to persuade

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requisite

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required

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dominion

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sphere of influence or control

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tranquilize

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to make calm, peaceful, quiet

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effusions

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a pouring out of unrestrained expressions or feelings

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inuring

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to become used to something undesirable by prolonged subjugation

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dauntless

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without fright

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inexorable

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relentless, unyielding

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allusion

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reference to a historically significant person, place or event

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solicitude

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concern, anxious care

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capitulated

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surrender on terms or conditions

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repose

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rest or sleep

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conciliating

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reconciling, a winning over

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paroxysm

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a spasm, fit, or sudden outburst

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ameliorate

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improve

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indefatigable

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tireless

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intimate

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very familiar

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rankling

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soreness, great pain

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plaited

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weave or bread

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pittance

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a very small amount

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disconsolate

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hopelessly sad

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interment

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burial

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recompensing

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reward; pay back

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penury

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very great poverty

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chamois

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small, goat-like antelope

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ardour

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with great intensity

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sublime

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exalted, inspiring awe

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rapture

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elation, exhilaration

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infildels

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without religion, atheists

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indulgence

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liberal or lenient treatment

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caprice

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impulsive change of mind, whim

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filial

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affectionate, obedient, pertaining to sons and daughters

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metaphysical

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mystical, abstract, spiritual

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predilection

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preference, partiality

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inclemency

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severity of weather, stormy

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chimerical

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illusionary, fanciful, dreamlike

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avidity

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eagerness, greediness

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imbued

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filled with ideas, feelings, etc.

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tyros

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beginners, amateurs

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tertiary

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third place or rank

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impediments

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hinderance

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repined

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express discontentment

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averred

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to declare in a positive, formal way

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progeny

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children, descendants, offspring

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immutable

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not susceptible to change

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menaced

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threaten, put in peril

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imprudence

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unwise

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prognosicated

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to predict on the basis of present indications

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fortitude

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valor, determination

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benigity

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kindly disposition, gracious

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irreparable

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hopeless, irreversible

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deferred

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to put off, delay

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zeal

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eagerness

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chaise

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two-wheeled open carriage

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imbued

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saturated, filled

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reprobate

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morally unprincipled person

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recapitulation

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the act of being repeated, summarised

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panegyric

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speech filled with praise, compliments

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elixir

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sweetened solution containing medicine

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palpable

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acceptable to the mind or sensibilites

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mien

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appearance, look

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erroneously

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mistakenly

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physiognomy

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facial features which reveal characteristics

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dogmatism

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authoritarian assertion of opinion

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pedant

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one who flaunts learning

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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facile

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achieved with little effort

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esteem

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high regard

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receptable

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container or place for keeping things

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emaciated

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starved or extremely thin

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unhallowed

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not sacred, wicked, sinful or evil

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incipient

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just beginning, early stage

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delineate

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describe in words

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lassitude

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weariness

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shroud

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buried cloth, or garments

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demoniacal

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devilish

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palpitation

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throbbing, beating rapidly

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langour

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lack of enthusiasm

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allude

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hint at, mention slightly

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unremitting

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steady

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pertinacity

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great persistence, stubbornness

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remorse

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deep, painful regret

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fetter

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restrain, tie up

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placid

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peaceful, quiet

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perversity

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abnormality

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dissipate

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totally scatter, dispel

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vivacity

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liveliness

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vacillating

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unsteady, wavering

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antipathy

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strong hate, dislike

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encomiums

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songs of praise, highly complimentary

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diffident

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lacking in self-confidence

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eulogy

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speech or writing in praise of the dead

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dilatoriness

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lateness

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perambulations

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walks or strolls

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salubrious

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healthful

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